Agostinho-Neto International Airport

Agostinho-Neto International Airport
Summary
Serves Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
Hub for Equaflight, Trans Air Congo
Elevation AMSL 55 ft / 17 m
Coordinates 04°48′48″S 11°53′09″E / 4.81333°S 11.88583°E / -4.81333; 11.88583
Website pointenoireairport.com
Map
PNR
Location of Airport in Republic of the Congo
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Antonio-Agostinho-Neto International Airport (IATA: PNR, ICAO: FCPP) is an airport serving Pointe-Noire, a coastal city in the Republic of the Congo. The runway is surrounded by the densely populated city, and is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) inland from the Atlantic shore.

The Pointe Noire VOR-DME is located on the field.[3]

History

The airport was inaugurated in 1934; a new passenger terminal opened in 2006.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan, Libreville[4]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Canadian Airways Congo Brazzaville[5][6]
CEIBA Intercontinental Libreville, Malabo
Equaflight Port-Gentil[7]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
Trans Air Congo Brazzaville, Cotonou, Douala, Libreville[8]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Air France Cargo
operated by Martinair Cargo		 Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Avient Aviation Liège, Sharjah
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Addis Ababa, Liège, Luxembourg[9]
Sky Gabon Libreville

Accidents and incidents

  • On 4 June 1969, a Douglas DC-3 of the Direcção de Exploração dos Transportes Aéreos was hijacked on a domestic flight from N'Zeto airport to Soyo Airport, Angola. The aircraft landed at Pointe Noire.[10]
  • On 11 March 1994, Aéro-Service Swearingen Merlin TN-ADP was written off in a landing accident when the crew neglected to lower the undercarriage.[11]
  • On 10 May 2007, Tenir Air Ilyushin Il-76TD EX-093 was destroyed in a fire whilst being loaded for a cargo fire.[12]
  • On 15 September 2007, Veteran Airline Antonov An-12B UR-CEN was damaged beyond economic repair in a fire which occurred when the engines were being started.[13]
  • On 25 January 2008, Canadian Airways Congo Boeing 727–247 9L-LEF was damaged beyond economic repair when it was struck on the ground by Aéro-Service Antonov An-12BP EK-11660 which suffered a brake failure while taxiing. The An-12 was also damaged beyond economic repair.[14][15]
  • On 10 November 2008, Veteran Airline Antonov An-12 UR-PLV suffered an in-flight fire. A safe landing was made at Pointe-Noire but the aircraft was subsequently destroyed by fire.[16]
  • On 21 March 2011, Trans Air Congo Antonov An-12 TN-AGK crashed on approach to Pointe Noire airport. All four crew were killed, as well as five illegal passengers and a number of people on the ground.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for Pointe-Noire Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ "Pointe-Noire Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  4. ↑ "• The African Aviation Tribune •: ► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Côte d'Ivoire announces Pointe Noire, Ouagadougou, Yaounde; various timetable changes". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Canadian Airways Congo – Programmes des vols". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mangos for Meat". Airliner World (September 2014): 31.
  7. ↑ Equaflight, 2014 timetable and fares, http://www.equaflight.com/en/schedules-fares/
  8. ↑ Trans Air Congo Timetable, http://www.flytransaircongo.com/fr/programme-des-vols/tous-les-horaires.html
  9. ↑ Ethiopian AirlinesEthiopian Airlines. "Page not found". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Hijacking Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  11. ↑ "TN-ADP Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  12. ↑ "EX-093 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  13. ↑ "UR-CEN Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  14. ↑ "9L-LEF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  15. ↑ "EK-11660 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  16. ↑ "UR-PLV Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  17. ↑ "TN-AGK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
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