Catoca Airport is an airport in the

Lunda Sul Province :''Lunda Sul Province is not to be confused with Luanda Sul, a satellite city of Luanda, the capital of Angola.'' Lunda Sul ("South Lunda") is a province of Angola. It has an area of 77,637 km² and a 2014 census population of 537,587. Sau ...

of Angola. It serves the

Catoca diamond mine The Catoca list of diamond mines, diamond mine is the fourth largest diamond mining, mine in the world, and is located in Angola. The mine was owned by a consortium of international mining interests, including Endiama (the state mining company o ...

. The runway is north of the city of

Saurimo Saurimo, formerly known as Henrique de Carvalho, is a city in Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , ...

, and is 17 nautical miles from the Saurimo

VOR-DME In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the sla ...

(Ident: VSA), located on the

Saurimo Airport Saurimo Airport ( pt, Aeroporto de Saurimo, ) is a public use airport serving the city of Saurimo in Lunda Sul Province, Angola. It was formerly known as Henrique de Carvalho Airport. The Saurimo VOR-DME (Ident: VSA) is located on the field. The ...

. The runway had recently been asphalted by Fidens under contract to the Catoca Mine. The usable runway had been shortened slightly and received twice weekly flights from Luanda by TAAG Angolan Airlines on a Monday and a Friday. While these flights were operated by TAAG, they were charter flights reserved for Catoca Mine employees only.

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