Transport in Angola explained
Transport in Angola comprises:
Roads
Two trans-African automobile routes pass through Angola:
Railways
See main article: Rail transport in Angola. There are three separate railway lines in Angola:
Reconstruction of these three lines began in 2005 and they are now all operational. The Benguela Railway connects to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Waterways
- 1,300 km navigable (2008)
country comparison to the world: 36
Pipelines
- gas 352 km; liquid petroleum gas 85 km; crude oil 1,065 km (2013)
In April 2012, the Zambian Development Agency (ZDA) and an Angolan company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a multi-product pipeline from Lobito to Lusaka, Zambia, to deliver various refined products to Zambia.[1] [2]
Angola plans to build an oil refinery in Lobito in the coming years.
Ports and harbors
The government plans to build a deep-water port at Barra do Dande, north of Luanda, in Bengo province near Caxito.[3]
Merchant marine
country comparison to the world: 115
- by type: cargo 13, oil tanker 8, other 37 (2008)
Airports
See main article: List of airports in Angola.
Airports – with paved runways
- total: 30
- over 3,047 m: 5
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
- 914 to 1,523 m: 4
- under 914 m: 1 (2008)
Airports – with unpaved runways
- total: 181 (2008)
- over 3,047 m: 2
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
- 914 to 1,523 m: 100
- under 914 m: 42 (2008)
Angolan Airlines
Heliports
References
- News: Govt, Angola Ink U.S.$2.5 Billion Oil Deal . Chila Namaiko . Times of Zambia. Lusaka, Zambia. 14 April 2012. 29 May 2012.
- Web site: Angola ready to 'oil' Zambia. Times of Zambia. Lusaka, Zambia. 9 May 2012. 29 May 2012.
- News: Futuro porto da Barra do Dande será um dos maiores de África. ANGOP. 2017-07-10. PT-PT.
