Pointe Noire Airport
| Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport |
| IATA: PNR – ICAO: FCPP
Location of Airport in Republic of the Congo
|
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Pointe Noire |
| Location |
55 |
| Elevation AMSL |
17 ft / 5 m |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 17/35 |
8,530 |
2,600 |
Asphalt |
Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (IATA: PNR, ICAO: FCPP), is an airport located in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. It is one of two international airports in the country, the other being Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport.
History
The airport was inaugurated in 1934 and is currently able to serve ten million passengers a year owing to the recent opening of a new terminal.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air France |
Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air Mali |
Abidjan, Bamako |
| Benin Golf Air |
Cotonou, Libreville |
| CEIBA Intercontinental |
Libreville, Malabo |
| Equatorial Congo Airlines |
Brazzaville |
| Equaflight |
Brazzaville, Port-Gentil |
| Ethiopian Airlines |
Addis Ababa |
| Gabon Airlines |
Libreville |
| Interair South Africa |
Cotonou, Johannesburg |
| Lufthansa operated by PrivatAir |
Frankfurt |
| RegionAir |
Douala, Malabo, Port Gentil, Port Harcourt |
| Royal Air Maroc |
Brazzaville, Casablanca |
| South African Airways |
Johannesburg [begins 26 January] |
| Trans Air Congo |
Brazzaville, Cotonou, Douala |
Cargo
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.[1]
- 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.[2]
- On 10 May 2007, Tenir Air Ilyushin Il-76TD EX-093 was destroyed in a fire whilst being loaded for a cargo fire.[3]
- 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.[4]
- 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 whilst taxying. The An-12 was also damaged beyond economic repair.[5][6]
- 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 destoyed by fire.[7]
- 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 five illegal passengers and a number of people on the ground.[8]
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