Negage Airport is an airport serving
Negage
Negage is a town and municipality (''município'') of the Uíge province in Angola
, national_anthem = "Angola Avante"()
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, capital = Luanda
, religion ...
, a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Uíge Province
Uíge (pronunciation: ; kg, Wizidi) is one of the eighteen Provinces of Angola, located in the northwestern part of the country. Its capital city is of the same name.
History
During the Middle Ages, the Uíge Province was the heartland of the ...
in Angola. It was formerly a
Portuguese military airbase.
The Negage
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident NG) is reportedly on the airfield.
History
The present airport was built by the
Portuguese Air Force
, colours =
, colours_label =
, march =
, mascot =
, anniversaries = 1 July
, equipment =
, equipment_label ...
, being inaugurated on 7 February 1961, as the Aerodrome-Base nº 3 (AB3, ''Aeródromo-Base nº 3''). The base had an important role during the
Angolan War of Independence. Besides the main airfield at Negage, the AB3 also controlled two satellite maneuver airfields, one at
Maquela do Zombo (AM31) and the other at Toto (AM32).
See also
*
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 ...
*
Transport in Angola
Transport in Angola comprises:
Roads
Walking home.jpg, Walking home on EN 105.
Tired are they.jpg, Donkey-drawn carts.
Transportation Jingu.jpg, Three-wheeled motorcycles.
The riches transportation.jpg, Trucks.
Midd Town Luanda.jpg, Automobil ...
References
External links
*
OurAirports - NegageOpenStreetMap - Negage
Airports in Angola
{{Angola-airport-stub