Matari Airport guide

Matari Airport is the civil airport for Isiro, the capital of Haut-Uélé Province in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its ICAO code is FZJH. The airport lies about 6 km north-west of the city centre, at an elevation of 743 m (2,438 ft) above sea level.

The airfield has one asphalt runway, 13/31, which is 2,500 m long. That length is enough for medium turboprops and regional jets. An Isiro-Matari VOR/DME beacon, ident IRO, stands about 1.1 nautical miles south-east of the airport and supports approaches.

Scheduled flying is limited. Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation is listed as the scheduled carrier, with links to Beni, Bukavu, Bunia, Goma, Kalemie, Kisangani and Lubumbashi, and Isiro is also described as having flights to Kinshasa. Schedules in this part of the country change often, so travellers should confirm flights with the airline before leaving.

Isiro sits between equatorial forest and savannah. In the 1960s, when the town was named Paulis, the field was known as Paulis Airport.