Pepa Airport
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| Serves | Pepa | ||||||||||
| Location | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,562 ft / 2,000 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 7°42′55″S 29°48′35″E / 7.715287°S 29.809856°ECoordinates: 7°42′55″S 29°48′35″E / 7.715287°S 29.809856°E | ||||||||||
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 Pepa Airport
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Pepa Airport (ICAO: FZRJ) is an airstrip near the village of Pepa in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In April 2000, during the Second Congo War (1998-2003), a Rwandan Air Force Antonov An-8 crashed on take-off from the airstrip, killing the crew of four and about 20 Rwandan soldiers, including a Rwanda Army major, two captains, and two lieutenants. Other reports placed the death toll as high as 57.
The cause was thought to be a birdstrike.
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