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Agostinho-Neto International Airport
IATA: PNR ICAO: FCPP
Summary
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 / -4.81333; 11.88583
Map
PNRLocation of Airport in Republic of the Congo
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Sources: GCM

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.

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 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.
• 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.
• On 10 May 2007, Tenir Air Ilyushin Il-76TD EX-093 was destroyed in a fire whilst being loaded for a cargo fire.
• On 15 September 2007, Veteran Airlines Antonov An-12B 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 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, but there were no injuries reported.
• On 10 November 2008, Veteran Airlines 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.
• 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.
• 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.

See also

• Republic of the Congo portal
• Aviation portal
• List of airports in the Republic of the Congo
• Transport in the Republic of the Congo

References

1. Airport information for Pointe-Noire Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
2. "• The African Aviation Tribune •: ► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Côte d'Ivoire announces Pointe Noire, Ouagadougou, Yaounde; various timetable changes". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
3. "Asky Airlines plans Pointe Noire launch in July 2019".
4. "Asky Airlines Resumes Pointe Noire Service From Oct 2024". AeroRoutes. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
5. "Camair-Co May 2024 Africa Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
6. "Canadian Airways Congo – Programmes des vols". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
7. "Mangos for Meat". Airliner World (September 2014): 31.
8. Equaflight, 2014 timetable and fares, http://www.equaflight.com/en/schedules-fares/ Archived 12 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine
9. "TAAG Angola Resumes Pointe Noire Service From mid-Dec 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
10. Trans Air Congo Timetable, http://www.flytransaircongo.com/fr/programme-des-vols/tous-les-horaires.html Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Turkish Airlines adds Pointe Noire service from July 2019".
12. Ethiopian Airlines. "Schedule". Retrieved 6 June 2015.
13. "Hijacking Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
14. "TN-ADP Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
15. "EX-093 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
16. "UR-CEN Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
17. "9L-LEF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
18. "EK-11660 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
19. "UR-PLV Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
20. "TN-AGK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. 22 March 2011.
21. "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234996". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

External links

• Official web site
• OurAirports - Pointe-Noire
• Accident history for Pointe-Noire Airport at Aviation Safety Network

• Buildings and structures in Pointe-Noire
• Airports in the Republic of the Congo