Antonio-Agostinho-Neto International Airport is an airport serving

Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire (; kg, Njinji, french: Ndjindji with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department since 2004. Before t ...

, a coastal city in the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

. The runway is surrounded by the densely populated city, and is inland from the

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shore.

History

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

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Accidents and incidents

*On 4 June 1969, a

Douglas DC-3 The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version ...

of the Direcção de Exploração dos Transportes Aéreos was

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ed on a domestic flight from N'Zeto airport to Soyo Airport, Angola. The aircraft landed at Pointe Noire. *On 11 March 1994,

Aéro-Service Société Aéro-Service Afrigo is an airline headquartered in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. It operates chartered cargo and business passenger flights within Congo and to neighbouring countries out of its base at Pointe-Noire Airport.Fl ...

Swearingen Merlin The Swearingen Merlin or the Fairchild Aerospace Merlin is a pressurized, twin turboprop business aircraft first produced by Swearingen Aircraft, and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas. Design and development The Merlin was an ...

TN-ADP was written off in a landing accident when the crew neglected to lower the undercarriage. *On 10 May 2007, Tenir Air

Ilyushin Il-76 The Ilyushin Il-76 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a comm ...

TD EX-093 was destroyed in a fire whilst being loaded for a cargo fire. *On 15 September 2007, Veteran Airline

Antonov An-12 The Antonov An-12 (Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than thr ...

B UR-CEN was damaged beyond economic repair in a fire which occurred when the engines were being started. *On 25 January 2008,

Canadian Airways Congo Canadian Airways Congo (alternatively known as Canair Congo) is a Congolese passenger airline company. It was established in 2004. The airline's hub is Maya-Maya Airport, in Brazzaville. The airline is on the list of airlines banned within th ...

Boeing 727 The Boeing 727 is an American narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. After the heavy 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter flight lengths from smaller airpo ...

–247 9L-LEF was damaged beyond economic repair when it was struck on the ground by

BP EK-11660 which suffered a brake failure while taxiing. The An-12 was also damaged beyond economic repair, but there were no injuries reported. *On 10 November 2008, Veteran Airline

UR-PLV suffered an in-flight fire. A safe landing was made at Pointe-Noire but the aircraft was subsequently destroyed by fire. *On 21 March 2011,

Trans Air Congo Trans Air Congo (TAC) is an airline based at Pointe Noire Airport in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. History The company was established on 24 August 1994 by the El-Hage family and started services with a single Let 410 aircraft. Early serv ...

TN-AGK crashed on approach to Pointe Noire airport. All four crew were killed, as well as a number of people on the ground. *On 11 April 2020, an unoccupied

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F-GZCK was damaged by two gunshots while on the ground at Pointe Noire airport. The aircraft had been assisting in repatriation efforts during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.

References

External links

Official web site
* {{authority control Buildings and structures in Pointe-Noire Airports in the Republic of the Congo