Vilankulo Airport | |
Iata: | VNX |
Icao: | FQVL |
Pushpin Map: | Mozambique |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Mozambique |
Pushpin Label: | VNX |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) |
City-Served: | Vilankulo |
Location: | Vilankulo, Mozambique |
Elevation-F: | 46 |
Elevation-M: | 12 |
R1-Number: | 10/28 |
R1-Length-F: | 2,461 |
R1-Length-M: | 734 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 17/35 |
R2-Length-F: | 4,823 |
R2-Length-M: | 1,439 |
R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Vilankulo Airport is an airport in Mozambique that serves the city of Vilankulo in the Inhambane Province.
In 2009 a Chinese company called Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Corporation began construction work on the airport with an estimated cost of US$9 million to refurbish, expand and modernize the airport. The new terminal building was inaugurated on 13 April 2011 by Mozambican President Armando Guebuza.[1] The modern air-conditioned International airport will make it possible for larger aircraft to access the airport and use the facilities. Since the expansion of the passenger terminal it has a capacity of 200,000 passengers, up from its previous 75,000 capacity.