Catumbela Airport Explained

Catumbela Airport
Nativename:Portuguese: Aeroporto da Catumbela
Iata:CBT
Icao:FNCT
Type:Civil
Operator:ENANA
City-Served:Catumbela
Elevation-F:23
Coordinates:-12.4792°N 13.4875°W
Pushpin Map:Angola
Pushpin Label:CBT
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Angola
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-M:3700
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: GCM Google Maps[1]

Catumbela Airport is an airport in Catumbela, a coastal city in the Benguela Province of Angola.

History

After having been expanded and restored, the airport opened in 2012 and due to its capacity and size, would indicate annual passenger movement of around 2.2 million. Cutumbela Airport will form an alternative to the airport in Luanda.[2] The national certification process for Benguela Province's Catumbela airport is expected to be completed in February 2019, providing that the security standards complies with the 'Empresa Nacional de Navegação Aérea' regarding the infrastructure.[3]

Facilities

The airport boasts two boarding bridges and a 3,700-metre runway, 18 migration service-counters and 16 check-in counters. It also provides executive and first class facilities complete with restaurants and bars.[4]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@-12.478678,13.4854789,6197m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Catumbela
  2. https://southerntimesafrica.com/site/news/angolas-catumbela-airport-to-receive-certification-in-2019 .
  3. https://southerntimesafrica.com/site/news/angolas-catumbela-airport-to-receive-certification-in-2019 .
  4. 18 for migration service