Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
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The Luanda or Aeroporto Internacional Quatro de Fevereiro Airport is currently the largest airport in the African country of Angola. He is just four kilometers from the center of the capital Luanda. In construction, however, is the Angola International Airport, which is later to take up the largest part of international air traffic.
In 2009, about 1.8 million passengers were recorded in Luanda airport.
Generally
The airport has two start and runways that are 3,700 meters and 2,600 meters long. He is available 24 hours a day and is operated by the Military of Angola. An ILS approach is available on the web 23. In addition, however, the airlines use the navigation aids by NDB or VOR. Located at the airport include a bank, a fast food joint, several souvenir shops, some travel agencies and restaurant.
On a new, modern and international airport, Angola International Airport, is currently 40 km east of Luanda built near the village of Viana. Covering an area of 5000 hectares a Chinese construction company built two north-south parallel runs, a super modern reception building and the cargo terminal. The entire terminal building will include 160,000 square feet and is designed for a capacity of over 13 million passengers per year. The cargo terminal will have 6200 square feet of space and a capacity of 35,000 tons of freight per year. The northern runway is 4.2 km long and 3.8 km long southern slope. Building contractor is the China International Fund. This, however, has set the end of 2009 the work as a result of an acute financial crisis Angola failed to the agreed payments. Due to the growing volume of passengers and cargo, therefore, the load on the existing airport is getting stronger.
Airlines
Several international airlines operate in Luanda, with traffic to and from Europe is playing an ever greater role. The national transport plays only a minor role. Stationed include lines like Lufthansa, which flies to Frankfurt, or the Russian Aeroflot to Moscow. More destinations are in China, Cuba and the United States. Other airlines that fly to and from Luanda: Cubana, Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, Hainan Airlines, South African Airways, TAP Portugal, Air France, Ethiopian Airlines, Emirates, Delta Air Lines, Air Namibia, Air Zimbabwe, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Kenya Airways. Angolan airlines that fly to international destinations are the TAAG and the Sonair.
Incidents
On February 12, 2000 crashed a Boeing 727F ( cargo version ) of the Transafrik on landing approach to Runway 23 in strong wind from. Allegedly had the right wing touches the ground when the crew initiated a go-around.
For great international sensation of committed on 23 May 2003 theft of a Boeing 727 made on the Luanda airport. The machine with the aviation identifier N844AA was on a park position, when she suddenly began to move. The air traffic control tried to make contact with the machine, which did not succeed, because the transponder was turned off. The plane took off from the airport and was not found again since then. According to reports, it is assumed that the airplane mechanic and private pilot Ben Charles Padilla was aboard the plane. The FBI and the CIA sought the world according to the machine. The Boeing 727 was later by a Canadian pilot in the Guinean capital, Conakry, sighted. Several African governments interfered in the incident, as the U.S. government suspected that Boeing could be used for another attack after example of the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001.