Antonio-Agostinho-Neto International Airport (IATA: PNR, ICAO: FCPP) is an airport serving Pointe-Noire, a coastal city in the Republic of 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 | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Equaflight, Trans Air Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 55 ft / 17 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 04°48′48″S 11°53′09″E / 4.81333°S 11.88583°E | ||||||||||
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  PNR Location of Airport in Republic of the Congo | |||||||||||
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Sources: GCM[1] | |||||||||||
History
editThe airport was inaugurated in 1934; a new passenger terminal opened in 2006.
Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
editCargo
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air France Cargo | Paris–Charles de Gaulle |
| Ethiopian Airlines Cargo | Addis Ababa, Liège, Luxembourg[12] |
Accidents and incidents
edit- 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.[13]
- 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.[14]
- On 10 May 2007, Tenir Air Ilyushin Il-76TD EX-093 was destroyed in a fire whilst being loaded for a cargo fire.[15]
- 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.[16]
- 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,[17][18] 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.[19]
- 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.[20]
- 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.[21]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Airport information for Pointe-Noire Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "• The African Aviation Tribune •: ► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Côte d'Ivoire announces Pointe Noire, Ouagadougou, Yaounde; various timetable changes". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Asky Airlines plans Pointe Noire launch in July 2019".
- ^ "Asky Airlines Resumes Pointe Noire Service From Oct 2024". AeroRoutes. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Camair-Co May 2024 Africa Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Airways Congo – Programmes des vols". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Mangos for Meat". Airliner World (September 2014): 31.
- ^ Equaflight, 2014 timetable and fares, http://www.equaflight.com/en/schedules-fares/ Archived 12 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TAAG Angola Resumes Pointe Noire Service From mid-Dec 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Trans Air Congo Timetable, http://www.flytransaircongo.com/fr/programme-des-vols/tous-les-horaires.html Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Turkish Airlines adds Pointe Noire service from July 2019".
- ^ Ethiopian Airlines. "Schedule". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Hijacking Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "TN-ADP Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
- ^ "EX-093 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
- ^ "UR-CEN Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
- ^ "9L-LEF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
- ^ "EK-11660 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
- ^ "UR-PLV Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
- ^ "TN-AGK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
- ^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234996". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 April 2020.