Mbanza Congo Airport
Airport in M'banza Congo, Zaire, Angola
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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.
Aeroporto Pedro Moisés Artur Aeroporto Pedro Moisés Artur | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | M'banza Congo, Angola | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,860 ft (570 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 6°16′15″S 14°14′50″E | ||||||||||
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  SSY Location of Airport in Angola | |||||||||||
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| Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2] Landings.com[3] Google Maps[4] | |||||||||||
The Mbanza Congo non-directional beacon (Ident: SS) is located just northeast of the field.[5]
History
Accidents
- On April 27, 1994, a Transafrik International Boeing 727 touched down 2 meters short of the runway at the airport. The undercarriage struck a ditch and collapsed. The aircraft kept on the runway, veered off the right side of the runway into a road and struck a bus. All seven people on board the bus died. The three people on board the plane survived. [8]
- On June 28, 2007, a TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737 touched down at the airport, overran the runway and crashed into some cars and a building. 5 of the 78 people on board, including one on the ground was killed. [9]
