DRC - Aviation - Modernization of airport infrastructure

With regard to air transport in particular, the DRC has 500 landing strips, 101 of which are open to public traffic and 3 of which are open to international traffic (Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Goma. Kisangani is no longer used by international airlines).

The airport rehabilitation project aims in particular to open up the country's interior. It is with this in mind that the expansion and modernization work on Murongo Airport in the city of Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, began in early June 2022. Financed with the Government of the Republic's own funds, the modernization of Bunia Airport will help open up Ituri province and contribute to trade with other provinces.

The first lot concerns the lengthening of the runway from 1850 to 2500 meters and its widening from 30 to 45 meters. The second lot will concern the expansion of the parking area from 14,000 to 32,000 cubic meters, the third the construction of a passenger terminal consisting of two separate arrival and departure circuits with an area of 3500 cubic meters. The last lot will concern the construction of the control tower from which both ends of the runway will be visible and the fire station.

These works have a cumulative duration of 24 months. The rehabilitation of this infrastructure is in line with the government's program. The work will be carried out entirely by Mont Gabaon. This infrastructure, the only access route to the region, will help revive diamond production, the Kasai region's main resource. This industrial activity, controlled by MIBA (Bakwanha Mining Company), which is partly owned by the state, will also allow this airport to be profitable.

Since November 2021, Goma International Airport has had a new 26-meter-high control tower that meets international standards. This control tower is one of six airport structures finalizing the Goma Airport Security Improvement Project (PASAG) since 2015. This project was funded by the World Bank to the tune of $52 million, but also by the Congolese government and MONUSCO.

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Mavivi Airport in Beni and Rughenda Airfield in Butembo will soon be modernized as part of the efforts to open up air routes in the northern part of North Kivu province. The plan involves expanding Mavivi Airport to bring it up to international standards and modernizing Rughenda Airfield to serve as a secondary infrastructure to Beni Airport.

In February 2022, a general agreement called G2G was signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the State of Qatar. This agreement will enable the implementation of various projects, including the modernization of airport infrastructure such as the Ndjili airports in Kinshasa, Luano airport in Lubumbashi, and the Ndolo airfield. A partnership between the DRC and Brussels Airlines is envisaged for the modernization of airport infrastructure.

The Congolese and South African governments also want to collaborate to modernize the DRC's airport infrastructure, drawing inspiration from the South African model. To this end, a scoping visit took place in Mbuji-Mayi in July 2022. Mbuji-Mayi Airport is a major national air hub in the DRC. Construction, rehabilitation, and modernization work at this Kasai-Oriental airport is scheduled to take 24 months. The new tarmac will be 250 meters long and 110 meters wide.

ICCN wants to launch an airline in 2023

The Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) is working to launch an airline called Congo Air Nature in 2023. The goal is to reduce distances between forest conservation sites. Implementing this project will require funding of between $25 million and $30 million. Funding is needed, in particular, for the acquisition of aircraft, the rehabilitation of runways, and so on. Congo Air Nature will help address the travel problem, in a context where Congolese populations struggle to travel within the country due in particular to the quality of the roads, with very few aircraft operating internal flights. The DRC is a country of over 2.3 million km² with a population estimated at 89.56 million in 2020 according to the World Bank.

This company is also expected to allow forestry sector stakeholders to access reserves and conduct reconnaissance flights, with the aim of better preserving the forests of Africa's second-largest country after Algeria.