FKI · Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bangoka International Airport.
--:--:-- · CAT (UTC+02:00) · 0.4816° N, 25.3380° E
Kisangani Bangoka International Airport
Airport in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for FKI
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3052; ident FZIC; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
No official airport website accepted in this snapshot
The page does not fabricate an official source when the airport facts snapshot did not accept one.
Reference summary
Kisangani Bangoka International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
16 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
FKI / FZIC
OurAirports ident
FZIC
GPS / local code
FZIC
ISO region
CD-TO
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
Not accepted
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q27596
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:23 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CAT · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CAT
Africa/Lubumbashi · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
17 km
Approximate distance to central Kisangani.
Official source
Kisangani Bangoka International Airport
Wikipedia / reference summary
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Kinshasa
Languages
French, Kikongo
Currency
CDF (FC)
Country area
2,344,858 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,483 ft / 3,500 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Operational history note unavailable
Owner / entity
Q27596
Hub airlines
Kisangani regional gateway with a single published runway and limited public terminal detail in the retained source trail.
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
16 source-backed signals
Bangoka International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kisangani's built-up core sits roughly 17 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Lubumbashi (UTC+02:00, CAT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Bangoka International Airport (FKI / FZIC) is at 0.4816° N, 25.3380° E, elevation 1,417 ft (432 m), serving Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Kisangani is in Democratic Republic of the Congo (capital Kinshasa); on Africa/Lubumbashi (CAT, UTC+02:00); working languages: French, Kikongo, Lingala; currency: CDF (FC).
Distance from central Kisangani: 17 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for FKI.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Bangoka International Airport (FKI / FZIC)
Kisangani Bangoka International Airport · Airport in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source identifiers
FZIC · FZIC · CD-TO
No official host accepted · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
FKI is the international airport serving Kisangani and the Tshopo region rather than a Kinshasa- or Lubumbashi-style national capital gateway.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for FKI; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
The retained entity and airport catalog place Bangoka at Kisangani in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Name or history cue
Recent African aviation infrastructure notes treat Kisangani/Bangoka as a runway-rehabilitation and second-runway planning case, so this page keeps operational claims conservative.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Kisangani
kisangani · 17 km from FKI
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa/Lubumbashi · +0h · population 1,181,788 · city coordinates 0.5153, 25.1910
2. Yangambi
yangambi · 105 km from FKI
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa/Lubumbashi · +0h · population 62,082 · city coordinates 0.7675, 24.4397
3. Basoko
basoko · 209 km from FKI
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa/Lubumbashi · +0h · population 76,371 · city coordinates 1.2391, 23.6160
4. Babamba
babamba · 241 km from FKI
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa/Lubumbashi · +0h · population 81,740 · city coordinates 0.1833, 27.4833
5. Buta
buta · 265 km from FKI
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa/Lubumbashi · +0h · population 80,751 · city coordinates 2.7858, 24.7300
6. Aketi
aketi · 305 km from FKI
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa/Lubumbashi · +0h · population 61,437 · city coordinates 2.7388, 23.7833
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. EBB HUEN
Entebbe International Airport · Entebbe
792 km from FKI · Africa/Kampala · +1h · elevation 3,782 ft (1,153 m) · airport coordinates 0.0424, 32.4435
2. KIS HKKI
Kisumu International Airport · Kisumu
1046 km from FKI · Africa/Nairobi · +1h · elevation 3,734 ft (1,138 m) · airport coordinates -0.0861, 34.7289
3. EDL HKEL
Eldoret International Airport · Eldoret
1101 km from FKI · Africa/Nairobi · +1h · elevation 6,941 ft (2,116 m) · airport coordinates 0.4045, 35.2389
Route-time reference set
1. FKI-EBB
Entebbe · 792 km · 1h 50m
Africa/Kampala · +1h from FKI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. FKI-KIS
Kisumu · 1046 km · 2h 9m
Africa/Nairobi · +1h from FKI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. FKI-EDL
Eldoret · 1101 km · 2h 14m
Africa/Nairobi · +1h from FKI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,483 ft / 3,500 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for FKI.
Runway identifiers
13/31
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. FIH FZAA
Ndjili International Airport · Kinshasa · 1225 km from FKI
large airport · Africa/Kinshasa · democratic-republic-of-the-congo · 1,027 ft (313 m) · -4.3857, 15.4446
2. FBM FZQA
Lubumbashi International Airport · Lubumbashi · 1364 km from FKI
large airport · Africa/Lubumbashi · democratic-republic-of-the-congo · 4,295 ft (1,309 m) · -11.5915, 27.5308
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Bangoka is useful as a Tshopo/Kisangani airport-time reference even though public operator and terminal details are sparse.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FKI.
Source note 2
The page uses the OurAirports runway record and Wikidata entity match as the hard facts, then labels modernization context cautiously.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FKI.
Source note 3
This airport should not be made to look as source-rich as Kinshasa or Lubumbashi until stronger public airport sources are retained.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FKI.
Country and authority
FKI sits in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), whose capital is Kinshasa. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Middle Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba. Currency context: CDF (FC). FKI is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: FKI is the international airport serving Kisangani and the Tshopo region rather than a Kinshasa- or Lubumbashi-style national capital gateway. Location cue: The retained entity and airport catalog place Bangoka at Kisangani in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Name or history cue: Recent African aviation infrastructure notes treat Kisangani/Bangoka as a runway-rehabilitation and second-runway planning case, so this page keeps operational claims conservative.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q27596 · Kisangani Bangoka International Airport. Administrative area: Kisangani
Field and clock profile
Bangoka International Airport is a low-elevation field at 1,417 ft (432 m), positioned at 0.4816° N, 25.3380° E in the Equatorial deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,483 ft / 3,500 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Lubumbashi (CAT, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Kisangani is the closest retained city-time anchor at 17 km. EBB Entebbe is the closest retained airport alternative at 792 km.
Country airport peers
FKI is compared with FIH Kinshasa at 1225 km, FBM Lubumbashi at 1364 km inside the retained Democratic Republic of the Congo airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
FKI-EBB Entebbe: 792 km, about 1h 50m, +1h. FKI-KIS Kisumu: 1046 km, about 2h 9m, +1h. FKI-EDL Eldoret: 1101 km, about 2h 14m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident FZIC backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. No official airport website passed the current airport-facts snapshot. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,483 ft / 3,500 m
Runway identifiers
13/31
OurAirports classifies FKI as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Kisangani.
FKI (FZIC) is a low-elevation field at 1,417 ft (432 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
FKI also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as kisangani regional gateway with a single published runway and limited public terminal detail in the retained source trail..
FKI's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,483 ft / 3,500 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for FKI is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- Bangoka is useful as a Tshopo/Kisangani airport-time reference even though public operator and terminal details are sparse.
- The page uses the OurAirports runway record and Wikidata entity match as the hard facts, then labels modernization context cautiously.
- This airport should not be made to look as source-rich as Kinshasa or Lubumbashi until stronger public airport sources are retained.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at Kisangani Bangoka International Airport, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for FKI
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
FKI uses Africa/Lubumbashi (CAT, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Bangoka International Airport is about 17 km from central Kisangani; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
EBB Entebbe is the closest retained alternate at 792 km, time difference +1h.
When source checks matter
The accepted airport reference came from en.wikipedia.org; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place FKI inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
FKI ranks #3 in the curated Democratic Republic of the Congo airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 3 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
FKI shares Africa/Lubumbashi with FBM Lubumbashi CD. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
FKI is 1,417 ft (432 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include TAS 1,417 ft (432 m) (0 ft delta) · ZRH 1,417 ft (432 m) (0 ft delta) · YLW 1,421 ft (433 m) (4 ft delta) · TFU 1,440 ft (439 m) (23 ft delta) · CKG 1,365 ft (416 m) (52 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
FKI's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are EBB 792 km +1h · KIS 1046 km +1h · EDL 1101 km +1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entebbe | EBB | 792 km | 1h 50m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Kisumu | KIS | 1046 km | 2h 9m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Eldoret | EDL | 1101 km | 2h 14m | +1h | --:--:-- |
FKI to EBB
Entebbe
Distance 792 km; estimated travel window 1h 50m; destination zone Africa/Kampala is +1h from FKI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
FKI to KIS
Kisumu
Distance 1046 km; estimated travel window 2h 9m; destination zone Africa/Nairobi is +1h from FKI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
FKI to EDL
Eldoret
Distance 1101 km; estimated travel window 2h 14m; destination zone Africa/Nairobi is +1h from FKI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Kisangani is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Bangoka International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from FKI, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Kisangani
kisangani · 17 km · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Yangambi
yangambi · 105 km · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Basoko
basoko · 209 km · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Babamba
babamba · 241 km · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Buta
buta · 265 km · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aketi
aketi · 305 km · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wamba
wamba · 349 km · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Isiro
isiro · 359 km · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bumba
bumba · 371 km · Africa/Kinshasa
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- -1h
Kindu
kindu · 386 km · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bondo
bondo · 414 km · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lubero
lubero · 440 km · Africa/Lubumbashi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Bangoka International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Entebbe (EBB), Kisumu (KIS), Eldoret (EDL). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Kisangani regional gateway with a single published runway and limited public terminal detail in the retained source trail..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,483 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers 13/31.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: Kisangani regional gateway with a single published runway and limited public terminal detail in the retained source trail..
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from FKI. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Entebbe International AirportEBB
Entebbe · large airport
- Distance
- 792 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 3,782 ft (1,153 m)
Compare against EBB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kisumu International AirportKIS
Kisumu · large airport
- Distance
- 1046 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 3,734 ft (1,138 m)
Compare against KIS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Eldoret International AirportEDL
Eldoret · large airport
- Distance
- 1101 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 6,941 ft (2,116 m)
Compare against EDL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Bangoka International Airport (FKI) in?▾
Bangoka International Airport is in the Africa/Lubumbashi timezone (UTC+02:00, CAT).
What are the codes for Bangoka International Airport?▾
Bangoka International Airport uses IATA code FKI and ICAO code FZIC.
Where is Bangoka International Airport located?▾
Bangoka International Airport is located in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo at coordinates 0.4816° N, 25.3380° E, with an elevation of 1,417 ft (432 m) (low-elevation field in the deep tropics).
How far is Bangoka International Airport from central Kisangani?▾
Bangoka International Airport sits roughly 17 km from the nearest mapped city center for Kisangani.
Which route reference is most useful from FKI?▾
Entebbe (EBB) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 50m, destination timezone Africa/Kampala, and a +1h difference from FKI.
What other airports in Democratic Republic of the Congo are close peers to FKI?▾
FKI's curated peers in Democratic Republic of the Congo on this site include FIH Kinshasa, FBM Lubumbashi.
How many runways does Bangoka International Airport have?▾
Bangoka International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,483 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers include 13/31.