Kindu Airport — Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kindu Airport serves the city of Kindu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, capital of Maniema Province, set on the Congo River in the vast interior of the country. At an elevation of around 1,630 feet, it operates a single asphalt runway of roughly 7,218 feet, long enough to receive the aircraft that connect this inland center to Kinshasa and other cities. In a country where roads across the rainforest interior are limited and river travel is slow, air links are vital, and Kindu's airport is an important node for Maniema. The KND code identifies a gateway that ties a remote provincial capital into the wider Congolese aviation network.