Benguela Airport

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Benguela Airport

Gen. V. Deslandes Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
Serves Benguela, Angola
Elevation  AMSL 118 ft / 36 m
Coordinates 12°36′30″S13°24′10″E / 12.60833°S 13.40278°E / -12.60833; 13.40278
Map
Angola location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
BUG
Location of airport in Angola
Benguela Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
14/321,5975,240Asphalt
Source: GCM [1] Landings.com [2] Google Maps [3]
A Fokker F-27-200 airplane sits at Benguela Airport. DTA F-27-200 CR-LEP BUG 1965.png
A Fokker F-27-200 airplane sits at Benguela Airport.

Benguela Airport (Portuguese : Aeroporto de Benguela - 17 de Setembro) ( IATA : BUG, ICAO : FNBG) is an airport serving Benguela, the capital city of Benguela Province in Angola.

Contents

The Benguela non-directional beacon (Ident: BG) is located on the field. [4]

Airline and destination

AirlinesDestinations
Fly Angola Luanda, Windhoek–Hosea Kutako (begins 21 December 2024) [5]

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References

  1. Airport information for BUG at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "FNBG @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  3. Google Maps - Benguela
  4. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  5. https://www.timesaerospace.aero/news/route-planning-and-tourism/fly-angola-to-commence-flights-to-namibia