Lobito Airport ( pt, Aeroporto do Lobito) is an airport serving in
Lobito
Lobito is a Municipalities of Angola, municipality in Angola. It is located in Benguela Province, on the Atlantic Coast north of the Catumbela Estuary. The Lobito municipality had a population of 393,079 in 2014.
History
The city was founded in ...
, 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 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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Accidents and incidents
*On 15 December 1994,
Basler BT-67
The Basler BT-67 is a utility aircraft produced by Basler Turbo Conversions of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is a remanufactured and modified Douglas DC-3; the modifications are designed to significantly extend the DC-3's serviceable lifetime.
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N96BF of SL Aviation Services was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident when flight was attempted with insufficient airspeed. Both crew were killed.
*On 21 August 1995, a
Douglas DC-3 that had been converted to turboprop engines was written off at Lobito Airport.
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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Tired are they.jpg, Donkey-drawn carts.
Transportation Jingu.jpg, Three-wheeled motorcycles.
The riches transportation.jpg, Trucks.
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References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Lobito
Photograph of building and tower at Lobito Airport
Airports in Angola
Buildings and structures in Benguela Province
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