Agostinho-Neto International Airport

Antonio-Agostinho-Neto International Airport (IATA: PNR, ICAO: FCPP) is an airport serving Pointe-Noire, a coastal city in the Republic of the Congo. The runway is surrounded by the densely populated city, and is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) inland from the Atlantic shore.

Agostinho-Neto International Airport
Summary
ServesPointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
Hub forEquaflight, Trans Air Congo
Elevation AMSL55 ft / 17 m
Coordinates04°48′48″S 11°53′09″E
Map
PNR
Location of Airport in Republic of the Congo
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The Pointe Noire VOR-DME is located on the field.[3]

History

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

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Afrijet Libreville
Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan, Libreville[4]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
ASKY Airlines Kinshasa–N'djili, Lomé[5]
Canadian Airways Congo Brazzaville[6][7]
CEIBA Intercontinental Libreville, Malabo
Equaflight Port-Gentil[8]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Trans Air Congo Brazzaville, Cotonou, Douala, Libreville[9]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[10]

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Air France Cargo Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Addis Ababa, Liège, Luxembourg[11]

Accidents and incidents
  • On 4 June 1969, a Douglas DC-3 of the Direcção de Exploração dos Transportes Aéreos was hijacked on a domestic flight from N'Zeto airport to Soyo Airport, Angola. The aircraft landed at Pointe Noire.[12]
  • On 11 March 1994, Aéro-Service Swearingen Merlin TN-ADP was written off in a landing accident when the crew neglected to lower the undercarriage.[13]
  • On 10 May 2007, Tenir Air Ilyushin Il-76TD EX-093 was destroyed in a fire whilst being loaded for a cargo fire.[14]
  • On 15 September 2007, Veteran Airline Antonov An-12B UR-CEN was damaged beyond economic repair in a fire which occurred when the engines were being started.[15]
  • On 25 January 2008, Canadian Airways Congo Boeing 727–247 9L-LEF was damaged beyond economic repair when it was struck on the ground by Aéro-Service Antonov An-12BP EK-11660 which suffered a brake failure while taxiing. The An-12 was also damaged beyond economic repair,[16][17] but there were no injuries reported.
  • On 10 November 2008, Veteran Airline Antonov An-12 UR-PLV suffered an in-flight fire. A safe landing was made at Pointe-Noire but the aircraft was subsequently destroyed by fire.[18]
  • On 21 March 2011, Trans Air Congo Antonov An-12 TN-AGK crashed on approach to Pointe Noire airport. All four crew were killed, as well as a number of people on the ground.[19]
  • On 11 April 2020, an unoccupied Air France Airbus A330 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.[20]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Pointe-Noire Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Pointe-Noire Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. "• The African Aviation Tribune •: ► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Côte d'Ivoire announces Pointe Noire, Ouagadougou, Yaounde; various timetable changes". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/284680/asky-airlines-plans-pointe-noire-launch-in-july-2019/
  6. "Canadian Airways Congo – Programmes des vols". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  7. "Mangos for Meat". Airliner World (September 2014): 31.
  8. Equaflight, 2014 timetable and fares, http://www.equaflight.com/en/schedules-fares/
  9. Trans Air Congo Timetable, http://www.flytransaircongo.com/fr/programme-des-vols/tous-les-horaires.html Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  10. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283572/turkish-airlines-adds-pointe-noire-service-from-july-2019/
  11. Ethiopian AirlinesEthiopian Airlines. http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/cargo/schedule.aspx. Retrieved 6 June 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "Hijacking Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  13. "TN-ADP Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  14. "EX-093 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  15. "UR-CEN Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  16. "9L-LEF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  17. "EK-11660 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  18. "UR-PLV Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  19. "TN-AGK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
  20. "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234996". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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