Antonio-Agostinho-Neto International Airport is an airport serving

Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire (; , with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department and a commune since the 2002 Constitution. B ...

, a coastal city in the

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. The runway is surrounded by the densely populated city, and is inland from the

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shore.

History

The airport was inaugurated in 1934; a new passenger terminal opened in 2006.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Accidents and incidents

*On 4 June 1969, a

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of the Direcção de Exploração dos Transportes Aéreos was

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ed on a domestic flight from N'zeto Airport to Soyo Airport, Angola. The aircraft landed at Pointe Noire. *On 11 March 1994, Aéro-Service

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TN-ADP was written off in a landing accident when the crew neglected to lower the undercarriage. *On 10 May 2007, Tenir Air

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TD EX-093 was destroyed in a fire whilst being loaded for a cargo fire. *On 15 September 2007, Veteran Airlines

Antonov An-12 The Antonov An-12 ( Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than thr ...

B UR-CEN was damaged beyond economic repair in a fire which occurred when the engines were being started. *On 25 January 2008, Canadian Airways Congo

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–247 9L-LEF was damaged beyond economic repair when it was struck on the ground by Aéro-Service

BP EK-11660 which suffered a brake failure while taxiing. The An-12 was also damaged beyond economic repair, but there were no injuries reported. *On 10 November 2008, Veteran Airlines

UR-PLV suffered an in-flight fire. A safe landing was made at Pointe-Noire but the aircraft was subsequently destroyed by fire. *On 21 March 2011,

Trans Air Congo Trans Air Congo (TAC) is an airline based at Pointe Noire Airport in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. It is banned from flying into EU airspace. History The company was established on 24 August 1994 by the El-Hage family and started servic ...

TN-AGK crashed on approach to Pointe Noire airport. All four crew were killed, as well as a number of people on the ground. *On 11 April 2020, an unoccupied

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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.

References

External links

Official web site
* {{authority control Buildings and structures in Pointe-Noire Airports in the Republic of the Congo