http://www.ourairports.com/countries/CD/NK'/comments.html Comments left by OurAirports members who have visited airports in Nord-Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa). http://www.ourairports.com/comments.html?comment=1600 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:17:22 -0400 http://www.ourairports.com/comments.html?comment=1600 <p>According to Wikipedia, the plane is a DC-8 that has been stranded since the eruption.</p> <p>All the best,</p> <p>David</p> http://www.ourairports.com/comments.html?comment=1599 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:51:56 -0400 http://www.ourairports.com/comments.html?comment=1599 <p>There doesn't appear to be a taxiway to the south that could get it to the runway.</p> http://www.ourairports.com/comments.html?comment=1598 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:49:30 -0400 http://www.ourairports.com/comments.html?comment=1598 <p>In the satellite picture, it looks like there is a very large airplane with no way to get to the runway. I wonder if it's really cut off, or if they taxi it over the lava flow?</p> http://www.ourairports.com/comments.html?comment=1596 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:28:09 -0400 http://www.ourairports.com/comments.html?comment=1596 <p>A 2002 volcanic eruption nearby sent a lava stream over the north portion of the runway. The south portion of 18/26 is still operational.</p> http://www.ourairports.com/comments.html?comment=1595 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:18:32 -0400 http://www.ourairports.com/comments.html?comment=1595 <p>On 15 April 2008, a Hew Bora Airways DC-9 lost power to an engine during its takeoff roll, attempted to abort, and overran the end of the runway into a crowded market immediately to the south of the airport:</p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Hewa_Bora_Airways_crash" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Hewa_Bora_Airways_crash</a></p>