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Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional 4 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 4th of 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 2009, about 1.8 million passengers were counted.[1]

Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro
Summary
Airport typeMilitary / Public
OperatorENANA EP
LocationLuanda, Angola
Hub for
Elevation AMSL243 ft / 74 m
Coordinates08°51′30″S 13°13′52″E
Websiteluandaairport.com/en/
Map
LAD
Location of Airport in Angola
LAD
LAD (Africa)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,716 12,190 Asphalt
07/25 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers5,600,000
Passenger change 18–199.4%
Aircraft movements65,843
Movements change 18–191.8%

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 2022,[5] the airport will be replaced by the new Angola 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
Airlink Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo
Brussels Airlines Brussels, Kinshasa–N'djili[8]
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 (resumes 9 December 2022)[9]
TAAG Angola Airlines[7] Abidjan, Accra (begins 9 November 2022),[10] Brazzaville, Cabinda,[11] Cape Town, Catumbela, Dundo, Durban (begins 17 November 2022),[10] Harare, Huambo, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Kinshasa–N'djili, Kuito, Lagos, Lisbon, Lubango, Luena, Lusaka, Madrid,[12] Maputo, Menongue, Moçâmedes, Ondjiva, Pointe-Noire (begins 12 December 2022),[13] Sal, São Paulo–Guarulhos, São Tomé, Saurimo, Soyo, Uíge,[14] Windhoek–Hosea Kutako
Seasonal: Havana ,[15] Porto (resumes 12 December 2022)[16]
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[17]

Statistics


Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)
Change from previous year
2005 882,74918.15%28,38217.31%19,97523.35%
2006 1,128,44227.83%22,21321.74%33,87669.59%
2007 N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.
2008 2,222,638N.A.68,000N.A.42,614N.A.
2009 2,430,794 9.37%65,843 3.17%53,33925.17%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Statistics
(Years 2005-2009)

Accidents and incidents



References


  1. Macauhub: Over 2 million passengers processed at Luanda Airport Angola in first half of 2010 30 November 2009
  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 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. "Angola: Authorities suspend international flights as of March 20 /update 3". GardaWorld. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  8. "brussels airlines resumes Luanda / New York service in Feb 2021". Routesonline. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. "Royal Air Maroc Resumes Luanda Service From Dec 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  10. "TAAG Expands Regional Routes in Nov 2022".
  11. Liu, Jim. "TAAG resumes domestic service from mid-Sep 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  12. "TAAG Angola Airlines tendrá vuelos a España". 5 April 2022.
  13. "TAAG Angola Resumes Pointe Noire Service From mid-Dec 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  14. "TAAG Angola Adds Uige Service in NS22". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  15. "TAAG Angola Resumes Cuba Service from Nov 2022".
  16. "TAAG ANGOLA RESUMES PORTO SERVICE IN DEC 2022 / JAN 2023". aeroroutes.com. 27 October 2022.
  17. "THY'den yeni hat duyurusu". 25 August 2021.
  18. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 18D DM-STL Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  19. "Accident description of the 1979 Interflug crash". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  20. "History of flight: The 727 that vanished". Airspacemag.com. September 2010.
  21. "Parked BA 777 damaged in ground collision at Luanda". FlightGlobal.com. 29 June 2009.
  22. "Accident: British Airways B772 and Hainan A346 at Luanda on Jun 27th 2009, wings collided". avherald.com. 29 June 2009.
  23. Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Guicango YK40 at Luanda on Jan 31st 2010, gear collapse on landing". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 31 January 2010.


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[de] Aeroporto Internacional Quatro de Fevereiro

Der Flughafen Luanda oder Aeroporto Internacional Quatro de Fevereiro ist gegenwärtig der größte Flughafen im afrikanischen Staat Angola. Er liegt im Stadtteil Maianga und knapp vier Kilometer vom Zentrum der Hauptstadt Luanda entfernt. Im Bau befindet sich allerdings der Angola International Airport, der später den größten Teil des internationalen Flugverkehrs aufnehmen soll.
- [en] Quatro de Fevereiro Airport

[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Quatro de Fevereiro

El Aeropuerto Internacional Quatro de Fevereiro sirve a la ciudad de Luanda, capital de Angola, cuenta con vuelos internacionales a más de 22 destinos y las principales aerolíneas del mundo empiezan arribar a este destino.

[fr] Aéroport international Quatro de Fevereiro

L'aéroport international Quatro de Fevereiro (code IATA : LAD • code OACI : FNLU) est un aéroport angolais situé à Luanda, la capitale du pays.

[it] Aeroporto di Luanda-4 de Fevereiro

L'Aeroporto di Luanda-4 de Fevereiro,[2] anche noto con il nome commerciale di Luanda International Airport, è un aeroporto definito come internazionale dall'Instituto Nacional de Aviação Civil e situato in Africa centrale nell'area urbana di Luanda, la capitale dell'Angola. L'aeroporto è intitolato alla ricorrenza del 4 febbraio 1961, Giornata dell'avvio della Lotta Armata contro la Repressione Coloniale,[3] ed è hub per le compagnie aeree locali TAAG Angola Airlines, Air Gemini e SonAir.



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