🔗 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 — @animebirder at Gbadolite Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo
This airport was built to serve the hometown of then-Zairean President Mobutu Sese Seko, who had a palace here and would charter an Air France Concorde so his family could go shopping in Paris. Yes, you read that correctly.
Airport comments for Nord-Ubangi Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
A rare 10000+ ft runway in Central Africa
🔗 Wed, 21 Dec 2022
— @animebirder at Gbadolite Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo
This airport was built to serve the hometown of then-Zairean President Mobutu Sese Seko, who had a palace here and would charter an Air France Concorde so his family could go shopping in Paris. Yes, you read that correctly.