Catoca Airport

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Catoca Airport

Saurimo North Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Catoca diamond mine
Elevation  AMSL 3,498 ft / 1,066 m
Coordinates 9°25′45″S20°18′40″E / 9.42917°S 20.31111°E / -9.42917; 20.31111 Coordinates: 9°25′45″S20°18′40″E / 9.42917°S 20.31111°E / -9.42917; 20.31111
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Catoca
Location of Catoca Airport in Angola
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
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17/352,4157,923Asphalt
Source: Landings.com [1] Google Maps [2]

Catoca Airport( IATA : CTV) is an airport in the Lunda Sul Province of Angola. It serves the Catoca diamond mine.

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The runway is 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of the city of Saurimo, and is 17 nautical miles from the Saurimo VOR-DME (Ident: VSA), located on the Saurimo Airport. [3]

The runway had recently been asphalted by Fidens under contract to the Catoca Mine. The usable runway had been shortened slightly and received twice weekly flights from Luanda by TAAG Angolan Airlines on a Monday and a Friday. While these flights were operated by TAAG, they were charter flights reserved for Catoca Mine employees only.

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References

  1. "Catoca @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  2. Google Maps - Saurimo North
  3. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.