Catumbela Airport

Catumbela Airport (IATA: CBT, ICAO: FNCT) is an airport in Catumbela, a coastal city in the Benguela Province of Angola.

Catumbela Airport Aeroporto da Catumbela
IATA: CBT ICAO: FNCT
Summary
Airport type	Civil
Operator	ENANA
Serves	Catumbela
Elevation AMSL	23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	12°28′45″S 013°29′15″E
Map
CBT Location of the airport in Angola
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 3,700 12,139 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

History

After having been expanded and restored, the airport opened in 2012 and due to its capacity and size, would indicate annual passenger movement of around 2.2 million. Cutumbela Airport will form an alternative to the airport in Luanda.^[3] The national certification process for Benguela Province's Catumbela airport is expected to be completed in February 2019, providing that the security standards complies with the 'Empresa Nacional de Navegação Aérea' regarding the infrastructure.^[3]

Facilities

The airport boasts two boarding bridges and a 3,700-metre runway, 18 migration service-counters and 16 check-in counters. It also provides executive and first class facilities complete with restaurants and bars.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Fly Angola	Luanda, Windhoek–Hosea Kutako[5]
TAAG Angola Airlines[6]	Luanda, Lubango, Ondjiva

See also

• List of airports in Angola
• Transport in Angola