Luau International Airport (IATA: pending, ICAO: pending) is an airport serving Luau, a municipality in the Moxico Province of Angola. It is 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of the city, and may replace the Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (IATA: UAL, ICAO: FNUA), an unpaved airstrip that is within the city.

Luau International Airport
IATA: pending ICAO: pending
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Luau
Elevation AMSL	3,609 ft / 1,100 m
Coordinates	10°42′05″S 22°09′37″E
Map
Luau Intl Location of Luau Int'l Airport in Angola
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Source: Google Maps[1]

Luau city is on Angolan border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is opposite the DRC city of Dilolo. The airport is part of a transportation plan that includes restoring rail and road linkage with the Katanga Province of the DRC.[2] The airport was opened in February, 2015, by Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos.[3]

See also

• List of airports in Angola
• Transport in Angola

References

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Luau Intl
• AVIC CAPDI - Luau Intl project
• WorldFolio - Luau region logistics plan
• Luau Airport Portuguese language video

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