Quatro de Fevereiro Airport

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Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary / Public
Operator ENANA EP
Location Luanda, Angola
Hub for
Elevation  AMSL 243 ft / 74 m
Coordinates 08°51′30″S13°13′52″E / 8.85833°S 13.23111°E / -8.85833; 13.23111
Website www.aeroporto-luanda.com
Map
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LAD
Location of Airport in Angola
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LAD
LAD (Africa)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
05/233,71612,190 Asphalt
07/252,6008,530Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers5,600,000
Passenger change 18–19Increase2.svg9.4%
Aircraft movements65,843
Movements change 18–19Decrease2.svg1.8%

Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (Portuguese : Aeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro, Swahili : Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Quatro de Fevereiro), ( IATA : LAD, ICAO : FNLU) is the main international airport of Angola. It is located in the southern part of the capital Luanda, situated in the Luanda Province. Quatro de Fevereiro means 4 February, which is an important national holiday in Angola, marking the start of the armed struggle against the Portuguese colonial regime on 4 February 1961. In 2018, about 5.6 million passengers were handled. [1]

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History

The construction of the airport began in 1951, in order to serve the capital of the former-Portuguese Overseas Province of Angola. It was inaugurated in 1954, by the Portuguese President Craveiro Lopes, which in his honor, the airport was named Aeroporto Presidente Craveiro Lopes (President Craveiro Lopes Airport).

In August, September, and October 1975 the airport hosted tens of thousands of mostly white Portuguese Angolans fleeing to Lisbon (during Operation Air Bridge) who camped-out while awaiting evacuation flights during the weeks before Angola's Independence. [2] [3]

Following Angola's independence from Portugal (in November 1975), the airport was renamed Aeroporto Quatro de Fevereiro Internacional (Fourth of February International Airport) to commemorate the events leading to the independence of the state.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 243 feet (74 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 05/23 is 3,716 by 45 metres (12,192 ft × 148 ft) and 07/25 is 2,600 by 60 metres (8,530 ft × 197 ft). [4] Starting no earlier than 2024, [5] the airport will be replaced by the new Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport. Construction work has already started, but its opening was postponed due to financial difficulties on the part of the Angolan government. [6]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Luanda Quatro de Fevereiro Airport: [7]

AirlinesDestinations
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Pointe-Noire
Airlink Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo
ASKY Airlines Lomé [8]
Brussels Airlines Brussels, Kinshasa–N'djili [9]
Emirates Dubai–International
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Fly Angola Benguela, Dundo, Saurimo
Kenya Airways Brazzaville, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Lufthansa Frankfurt
Qatar Airways Doha
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
TAAG Angola Airlines [7] Abidjan, Brazzaville, Cabinda, [10] Cape Town, Catumbela, Dundo, Harare, Huambo, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Kinshasa–N'djili, Kuito, Lagos, Lisbon, Lubango, Luena, Lusaka, Maputo, Menongue, Moçâmedes, Ondjiva, Pointe-Noire, [11] Sal, São Paulo–Guarulhos, São Tomé, Saurimo, Soyo, Uíge, [12] Windhoek–Hosea Kutako
Seasonal: Havana, [13] Porto [14]
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon, Porto [15]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul, [16] Libreville

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2005882,749Increase2.svg18.15%28,382Increase2.svg17.31%19,975Increase2.svg23.35%
20061,128,442Increase2.svg27.83%22,213Decrease2.svg21.74%33,876Increase2.svg69.59%
2007N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
20082,222,638N.A.68,000N.A.42,614N.A.
20092,430,794Increase2.svg 9.37%65,843Decrease2.svg 3.17%53,339Increase2.svg25.17%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2009)

Accidents and incidents

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References

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  2. ↑ "Flight from Angola". The Economist. 16 August 1975. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "More Planes and Troops Sought for Angola Airlift". The New York Times. 10 September 1975. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Airport information for FNLU [usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  5. ↑ (in Portuguese) Novo aeroporto de Luanda: Defende-se investigação para responsabilização, 06.03.2019
  6. ↑ Angola: Luanda's costly new airport raises questions. theafricareport.com. 18 November 2014 (inglês)
  7. 1 2 "Angola: Authorities suspend international flights as of March 20 /update 3". GardaWorld. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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  12. ↑ "TAAG Angola Adds Uige Service in NS22". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "TAAG Angola Resumes Cuba Service from Nov 2022".
  14. ↑ "TAAG ANGOLA RESUMES PORTO SERVICE IN DEC 2022 / JAN 2023". aeroroutes.com. 27 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "TAP AIR PORTUGAL ADDS PORTO – LUANDA SERVICE FROM LATE-MAY 2023".
  16. ↑ "THY'den yeni hat duyurusu". 25 August 2021.
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