One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
BZV5.0
FIH6.2+1.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
BZV4.5
FIH6.2+1.7
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
BZV4.5
FIH5.6+1.1
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
BZV5.0
FIH5.4+0.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
BZV5.2
FIH5.8+0.6
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
BZV3.8
FIH6.0+2.2
Best for
BZV
Brazzaville business tripsRegional Central Africa
FIH
Air France nonstop CDG and Brussels Airlines daily BRUAir Congo Europe flights wet-leased as Ethiopian ET098/ET099 (787-8) from 1 July 2026Travelers who print evisa.gouv.cd and carry yellow feverYango or a pre-agreed taxi instead of the curb scrum
Watch out for
BZV
Varying frequenciesTerminal services varyNo published MCT or security minutes
FIH
eVisa is not visa-on-arrival — $300 online plus $90 VAP at the deskUber never launched; Bolt is not authorised in Kinshasa — Yango only after 14 July 2025No metro and no live airport train (19 Aug 2026 ONATRA restart does not serve FIH)Priority Pass in DRC is FBM Malabar only — do not plan PP at FIHLeftover 5 million passengers is unbuilt SOM/Infrarose capacity, not a traffic year
Amenities and tips
BZV
No amenity list yet
Confirm operating day
Confirm operating day
Domestic and international terminal
Domestic and international terminal
Keep a backup snack
Keep a backup snack
FIH
Okapi Business LoungeThe Suite (Brussels Airlines)Yango + unmetered taxiDepartures café / duty-free water
Give long-haul a full 3 hours — and budget cash for Go-Pass
International check-in, DGM, screening and the $55 departure tax all sit on the same curb-to-gate path. Air France evening CDG banks leave around 21:30.
2015 international hall + 2026 rotunda — not the 5 million drawing
You are in the 2015 international hall and the refreshed 1959 rotunda. The SOM hypar terminal is not open.
eVisa is not visa-on-arrival
Print the evisa.gouv.cd PDF, carry yellow fever, and keep $90 cash for the Visa Aéroportuaire stamp. The email is not the visa.
FIH · Kinshasa's civilian gateway is a 2015 international hall plus a rotunda that only reopened on 30 June 2026 — eVisa is not visa-on-arrival, Uber never launched, and Priority Pass does not cover FIH.
