Airports / Democratic Republic of the Congo / FMI
Kalemie Airport
FZRF / FMIKalemie, Democratic Republic of the CongoELEV 2,569 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
153 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gitega Airport (GID).
Overview
Located in Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kalemie Airport (FZRF / FMI) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 2,569 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into FMI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Gitega Airport (GID, 153 nm), Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM, 153 nm), and Kamembe Airport (KME, 206 nm).
Charter pricing from FMI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kalemie.
Field capability
ICAO
FZRF
IATA
FMI
FAA / Local
FZRF
Elevation
2,569 ft
Coordinates
5.8756° S · 29.2500° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Democratic Republic of the Congo fields
state range 915–5,643 ft
At 2,569 ft, FMI sits higher than 67% of the 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 153nmGIDGitega AirportGitega
- 153nmBJMBujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International AirportBujumbura
- 206nmKMEKamembe AirportKamembe
- 216nmBKYBukavu Kavumu AirportKamakombe
- 241nmKGLKigali International AirportKigali
- 252nmGYIGisenyi AirportGisenyi
Location
Open the full mapFZRF · Kalemie Airport · Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo