LAD Angola International Airport (under construction) MVFR

  • Name
    Angola International Airport (under construction)
  • ICAO
    LAD
  • Type
  • Region
  • Timezone
    1:34 pm (WAT)
  • Municipality
    Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo)
  • Coordinates
    9° 3′ 2″ N 13° 29′ 56″ E
  • Elevation
    550 ft (168 m MSL)

About Angola International Airport (under construction)

Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional Dr. António Agostinho Neto) (IATA: NBJ, ICAO: FNBJ), informally Novo Aeroporto Internacional de Luanda (NAIL), is an international airport serving the capital of Angola, Luanda. It is located in Bom Jesus, municipality of Ícolo e Bengo, Luanda Province, Angola 40 km south-east of the city center. With capacity to handle 15 million passengers annually, and with significant cargo capacity, it will gradually replace the city's existing Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, which will remain open for non-commercial air services, maintenance, and training.

The opening has been delayed several times due to financial difficulties faced by the government and the two companies building the airport. The original date for completion in 2012 was postponed to 2015 and then again to 2017. The facility was set to open in 2022, but as a result of construction delays and the COVID-19 pandemic, this was delayed to 2023. It was officially inaugurated on November 10, 2023. Flight operations began slowly, as the first cargo flight was on 19 December 2023, and only 32 cargo flights were completed by 20 February 2024.

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