Mbanza Congo Airport
Mbanza Congo Airport (IATA: SSY, ICAO: FNBC) is an airport serving M'banza Congo, the capital of Zaire Province in northwestern Angola. Passenger flights resumed in August 2017 following an eight-year gap, during which the airport was closed for construction works.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | M'banza Congo, Angola | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,860 ft / 567 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 6°16′15″S 14°14′50″E | ||||||||||
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  SSY Location of Airport in Angola | |||||||||||
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The Mbanza Congo non-directional beacon (Ident: SS) is located just northeast of the field.[5]
History
The airport closed in 2009 for a refurbishment project and did not reopen to commercial air traffic until August 2017, when Sonair introduced domestic flights.[6][7]
References
- Airport information for FNBC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for SSY at Great Circle Mapper.
- "FNBC @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- Google Maps - Mbanza Congo
- "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "M'Banza Congo, Angola sees scheduled pax flights". ch-aviation. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- "Zaire: Sonair opens domestic route to Mbanza Kongo". Angola Press News Agency. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
External links
- Current weather for FNBC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SSY at Aviation Safety Network
- OpenStreetMap - Mbanza Congo
- OurAirports - Mbanza Congo
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