AviatDataLubumbashi International Airport (Luano) FBM / FZQA
Lubumbashi · CD · Regie des Voies Aeriennes (RVA) - Congolese state authority for civil airport/air-navigation infrastructure
400kpax · 2024
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAFZQA / FBM
OperatorRegie des Voies Aeriennes (RVA) - Congolese state authority for civil airport/air-navigation infrastructure
Coordinates11.5915°S, 27.5308°E
Elevation4,295 ft · 1,309 m
Time zoneCAT (UTC+2, no DST)
Passengers / yr400,000 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceFZQA - AIP Republique Democratique du Congo (RVA)
Operating hoursNot confirmed H24; tower/customs coverage tracks scheduled airline traffic - verify via NOTAM before off-hour ops
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal handling combined domestic and international traffic
Runways (1)
- 07/25 · 3,238 m / 10,623 ft · 50 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Katanga's principal air gateway and DRC's key hub for the region's copper-cobalt mining traffic; the ~400,000 pax figure (2024) is an estimate, since RVA's official site is still under construction and no audited annual report was located. Single asphalt runway 07/25 measures 3,238 m x 50 m (10,623 x 164 ft) per runway-database records; some public summaries round this to ~3,203 m, but no source confirms an ILS, so plan for non-precision or visual approach minima. Katanga province, including Lubumbashi, is stable and administratively/security-wise distinct from the conflict-affected eastern DRC provinces (North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
ATS - African Transport Systems (ATS Handling RDC)
Ground assistance from arrival to departure for scheduled, charter and cargo flights; company site lists Lubumbashi (FBM) as one of nine DRC airport stations alongside Kinshasa, Kisangani, Goma, Kindu, Kananga, Mbuji-Mayi, Gemena and Mbandaka, operating 24/7. · 24/7
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Air Fast Congo
Headquartered at Lubumbashi/Luano airport (Avenue Usoke N°5); company's own Handling page (airfast-congo.com) describes passenger processing, marshalling and aircraft turnaround/refuelling servicing for airline, cargo and private traffic.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargoman DRC
DRC operator since 1985 with a dedicated Lubumbashi station (19 staff per company site) alongside its Kinshasa N'DJILI HQ and Goma stations; company site states it obtained Civil Aviation Authority ground-handling certification in July 2018, the first DRC handling company to do so (specific certificate number not published on site).
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
SEP Congo
Jet A1 into-plane fuelling at Lubumbashi (dedicated airport depot at Q/Hewa Bora, C/Kampemba), one of eight DRC airports SEP Congo serves per its own site (with Kinshasa, Kananga, Mbuji-Mayi, Muanda, Mbandaka, Kisangani and Goma); delivery by tanker truck or fixed oléoserveur pipeline direct to the tarmac.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Available
Servair Newrest RDC
Provides Congo Airways' onboard catering on the Kinshasa-Lubumbashi-Johannesburg route, handing off to dnata Newrest for the Johannesburg leg; confirmed via Newrest Group's own 2018 media release announcing the partnership ("a great cooperation with Servair Newrest DRC on the Kinshasa / Lubumbashi / Johannesburg route").
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Unconfirmed
ATS - African Transport Systems (ATS Handling RDC)
Aircraft cabin cleaning is listed under ATS's passenger-services line company-wide; FBM-specific detail not published separately.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
ATS - African Transport Systems (ATS Handling RDC)
Maintenance & equipment servicing for aircraft turnarounds is listed as a core ATS line company-wide; FBM equipment roster not published separately.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
ATS - African Transport Systems (ATS Handling RDC)
Cargo and freight handling through warehouse facilities is a core ATS service line at its DRC stations including Lubumbashi; company also markets baggage-tracking IT tools alongside physical freight handling.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargoman DRC
Aviation and cargo handling for scheduled, cargo, private and medevac flights since 1985; company site lists DHL, Cargolux, Congo Airways and UN Aviation among its client carriers (also Fly Dubai and Belgian/South African Air Force), with equipment maintained on-site per per-station PDF lists not itemized on the page itself.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Unconfirmed · 2 providers
ATS - African Transport Systems (ATS Handling RDC)
Airport security (sûreté aéroportuaire) is listed company-wide among ATS service lines; no FBM-specific screening/guarding scope is itemized on the public site.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
RVA - Régie des Voies Aériennes
State authority owning/operating Lubumbashi (Luano) airport infrastructure; DRC press (2026) reports RVA installing new airport-security equipment and enforcing demolition/clearance around Luano, but no itemized passenger/cargo screening service breakdown is published - treat as unconfirmed pending airport-specific documentation.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available
Air Fast Congo
Meet & Greet/Conciergerie desk handles immigration, customs and baggage facilitation for arriving, departing and transit passengers, plus coordination of overflight and landing authorizations, per company site.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
Unconfirmed
Pullman Lubumbashi Grand Karavia (Accor)
Leading international-standard lakeside hotel in Lubumbashi (197 rooms, 5-star Accor/Pullman brand); commonly used by international carriers serving FBM for crew layover, though no specific airline crew-rate contract is documented in public sources.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source