Luau International Airport (IATA: pending, ICAO: pending) is an airport serving Luau, a municipality in the Moxico Province of Angola. It is 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of the city, and may replace the Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (IATA: UAL, ICAO: FNUA), an unpaved airstrip that is within the city.
Luau International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Luau | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,609 ft / 1,100 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°42′05″S 22°09′37″E / 10.70139°S 22.16028°E | ||||||||||
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  Luau Intl Location of Luau Int'l Airport in Angola | |||||||||||
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Source: Google Maps[1] | |||||||||||
Luau city is on Angolan border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is opposite the DRC city of Dilolo. The airport is part of a transportation plan that includes restoring rail and road linkage with the Katanga Province of the DRC.[2] The airport was opened in February, 2015, by Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Google Maps - Luau Intl
- ^ Inauguration of Luau International YouTube (Portuguese language)
- ^ "Moxico: Angolan President unveils Luau airport". ANGOP. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
External links
edit- OpenStreetMap - Luau Intl
- AVIC CAPDI - Luau Intl project
- WorldFolio - Luau region logistics plan
- Luau Airport Portuguese language video
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