title: Kongolo Airport
text: # Kongolo Airport
  
  Kongolo Airport (IATA: KOO, ICAO: FZRQ) is an airport serving the Lualaba River city of Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  
  ## Airlines and destinations
  
  | Airlines | Destinations |
  | - | - |
  | Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | Bukavu, Goma, Kalemie |
  
  ## Accidents and incidents
  
  After experiencing engine trouble about ten minutes after takeoff from Kongolo Airport on 26 August 2007, an Antonov An-32B operated by the Great Lakes Business Company struck trees and crashed 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) short of the runway while attempting to return to the airport, killing 14 of the 15 people on board.
  
  