Goma International Airport
Goma Airport Aéroport international de Goma | |||||||||||
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Mount Nyiragongo in the background | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | M23 | ||||||||||
| Location | Karisimbi, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1978 | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Goma | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,046 ft / 1,538 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 01°40′15.08″S 29°14′18.25″E / 1.6708556°S 29.2384028°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Regie des Voies Aériennes ‡ Operable runway length per national aviation authority | |||||||||||
Goma International Airport (IATA: GOM, ICAO: FZNA) (French: Aéroport International de Goma), colloquially known by its acronym AIG based on its French name, is the primary international airport serving Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Located in the Karisimbi commune, the airport lies approximately 2 kilometers from Goma's city center, strategically positioned between the active Nyiragongo volcano to the north and the gas-laden Lake Kivu. The airport is situated along the road to Rutshuru and is bordered by Murara, Virunga, and Majengo neighborhoods to the east and west, Mikeno (Birere) to the south, and Majengo to the north.