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'''Bamenda Airport''' {{airport codes|BPC|FKKV}} is an [[airport]] serving [[Bamenda]], the capital of the [[Northwest Province (Cameroon)|Northwest Province]] in [[Cameroon]]. The airport was previously served by [[Camair-Co]] starting in 2017, offering passenger services to [[Douala International Airport|Douala]] and [[Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport|Yaoundé]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tourism |first=Business in Cameroon, Economie, Banking, Energy, Comms, Media, Law, Insurance, Public management |title=Camair Co, the public airline, announces maiden flight to Anglophone Cameroon on 20 July 2017 |url=https://www.businessincameroon.com/index.php/business/1807-7273-camair-co-the-public-airline-announces-maiden-flight-to-anglophone-cameroon-on-20-july-2017 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Business in Cameroon |language=en-gb}}</ref> On December 1, 2019, a Camair-Co aircraft was fired upon while approaching Bamenda Airport for landing. No casualties occurred, and the aircraft landed safely despite damage to its fuselage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameroon-Info.Net |url=https://www.cameroon-info.net/article/cameroon-anglophone-crisis-suspected-separatist-fighters-open-fire-on-camair-co-plane-in-bamenda-356370.html |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=www.cameroon-info.net |language=fr}}</ref> All operations were suspended due to the [[Anglophone Crisis]] in 2020. |
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'''Bamenda Airport''' {{airport codes|BPC|FKKV}} is an [[airport]] serving [[Bamenda]],<ref name=WAD /> the capital of the [[Northwest Province (Cameroon)|Northwest Province]] in [[Cameroon]]. |
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==Airlines and destinations== |
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|[[Camair-Co]] | [[Douala International Airport|Douala]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cameroon-info.net/article/cameroun-aviation-civile-camair-co-reussit-son-vol-test-vers-bamenda-293202.html|title=Cameroon-Info.Net :: Cameroun-Info.Net: Le Portail du Cameroun|website=www.cameroon-info.net|language=fr|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref> [[Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport|Yaoundé]] |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 3 December 2024
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bamenda, Cameroon | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,065 ft / 1,239 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°02′21.0″N 010°07′21.4″E / 6.039167°N 10.122611°E | ||||||||||
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Bamenda Airport (IATA: BPC, ICAO: FKKV) is an airport serving Bamenda, the capital of the Northwest Province in Cameroon. The airport was previously served by Camair-Co starting in 2017, offering passenger services to Douala and Yaoundé.[3] On December 1, 2019, a Camair-Co aircraft was fired upon while approaching Bamenda Airport for landing. No casualties occurred, and the aircraft landed safely despite damage to its fuselage.[4] All operations were suspended due to the Anglophone Crisis in 2020.
References
[edit]- ^ "Airport information for FKKV". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for BPC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ Tourism, Business in Cameroon, Economie, Banking, Energy, Comms, Media, Law, Insurance, Public management. "Camair Co, the public airline, announces maiden flight to Anglophone Cameroon on 20 July 2017". Business in Cameroon. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Cameroon-Info.Net". www.cameroon-info.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-03.
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