Catumbela Airport is an airport in
Catumbela
Catumbela is a city and municipality of the Benguela province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 175,805 in 2014.
History
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, a coastal city in the
Benguela Province
Benguela ( umb, Luombaka Volupale) is a province of Angola, situated in the west of the country. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean, and borders the provinces of Cuanza Sul, Namibe, Huila, and Huambo. The province has an area of and its capital is ...
of
Angola
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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. 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.
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.
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Airlines and destinations
See also
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List of airports in Angola
This is a list of airports in Angola, sorted by location.
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its ...
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Transport in Angola
Transport in Angola comprises:
Roads
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Transportation Jingu.jpg, Three-wheeled motorcycles.
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References
External links
OurAirports - CatumbelaOpenStreetMap - Catumbela
Airports in Angola
Buildings and structures in Benguela
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