Boende Airport guide

Boende Airport (ICAO FZGN) serves Boende, the capital of Tshuapa Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airfield sits at an elevation of 356 metres, about one kilometre south-east of the town centre, which lies on the Tshuapa River.

It has a single gravel runway, designated 07/25 and 1,400 metres long. A non-directional beacon with the identifier BDE stands about 4 kilometres west-south-west of the field. The airport handles domestic traffic, and Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation has been listed on routes to Kinshasa N'djili and Mbandaka.

Boende is also a river port, with riverboats running to Kinshasa via Mbandaka, so the river is the main alternative to flying. The town had an estimated 36,000 residents in 2009. Visitors should confirm current flight schedules directly with the airline or the Congolese civil aviation authority, as services in this part of the country change often.