Mbanza Congo Airport

Mbanza Congo Airport (IATA: SSY, ICAO: FNBC) is an airport serving M'banza Congo, the capital of Zaire Province in northwestern Angola. Passenger flights resumed in August 2017 following an eight-year gap, during which the airport was closed for construction works.

Aeroporto Pedro Moisés Artur

Aeroporto Pedro Moisés Artur
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
LocationM'banza Congo, Angola
Elevation AMSL1,860 ft / 567 m
Coordinates6°16′15″S 14°14′50″E
Map
SSY
Location of Airport in Angola
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,925 6,316 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2] Landings.com[3] Google Maps[4]

The Mbanza Congo non-directional beacon (Ident: SS) is located just northeast of the field.[5]

History

The airport closed in 2009 for a refurbishment project and did not reopen to commercial air traffic until August 2017, when Sonair introduced domestic flights.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for FNBC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for SSY at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "FNBC @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  4. Google Maps - Mbanza Congo
  5. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "M'Banza Congo, Angola sees scheduled pax flights". ch-aviation. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  7. "Zaire: Sonair opens domestic route to Mbanza Kongo". Angola Press News Agency. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.


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