Gbadolite Airport

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Gbadolite Airport is an airport serving Gbadolite, the capital of the Nord-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is at the village of Moanda, 6 km southwest of Gbadolite. The Gbadolite non-directional beacon (Ident: BLT) is located 5.2 nmi east-northeast of the airport. The Gbadolite VOR/DME (Ident: BLT) is located on the field.

History

Zairian President Mobutu had the airport built specifically so he could fly the Air France Concorde on chartered flights to Paris and elsewhere.

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