Lubumbashi International Airport

Lubumbashi International Airport is an airport serving Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History.
Lubumbashi International Airport was founded in colonial times as the Elisabethville Airport.
It was also known as Luano airport.
This airport played a high-profile role during the Katanga war. After it was seized by the United Nations Force in the Congo (ONUC) troops, the airport was used as a base against the secessionist government.