Pweto Airport is an airport serving Pweto, a town in the

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. Pweto is on the northernmost corner of

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, and on the border with

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. The airport is north of the town. It is new, replacing the previous dirt runway to the west of Pweto. It was upgraded by Chinese company China Jiangxi International (CJIC) in 2011-2013. And the Australian company Mawson West being the major financer to serve its proposed copper mine to the east at Kapulo. After CJIC constructed the runway, Mawson put the mining plans on hold due to low copper prices, and the airport was subsequently acquired and taken private.

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Airports in Haut-Katanga Province {{DRCongo-airport-stub

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