Bangui M'Poko International Airport — Bangui, Central African Republic

Bangui M'Poko International Airport, coded BGF, serves Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, at an elevation of 1,208 feet above sea level, relying on one runway to handle the country's international and domestic traffic. During the civil conflict that intensified in 2013 and 2014, tens of thousands of civilians displaced by fighting set up a large camp directly on the airport grounds, seeking safety near the international peacekeeping forces stationed there, a humanitarian situation that drew significant attention from aid organizations and international media at the time. The camp persisted for an extended period even as the airport continued limited flight operations alongside it. Bangui sits on the Ubangi River, which forms much of the country's border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the city functions as the political and economic center of a nation that remains one of the world's least developed. BGF remains the essential link connecting this landlocked country to the outside world.