Quatro de Fevereiro Airport

Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro
Summary
Airport typeMilitary / Public
OperatorENANA EP
LocationLuanda, Angola
Hub for
Elevation AMSL243 ft / 74 m
Coordinates08°51′30″S 13°13′52″E / 8.85833°S 13.23111°E / -8.85833; 13.23111
Websitewww.aeroporto-luanda.com
Map
LAD
Location of Airport in Angola
LAD
LAD (Africa)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,716 12,190 Asphalt
07/25 2,600 8,530 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers5,600,000
Passenger change 18–199.4%
Aircraft movements65,843
Movements change 18–191.8%

Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro, Swahili: Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Quatro de Fevereiro), (IATA: LAD, ICAO: FNLU) is the main international airport of Angola. It is located in the southern part of the capital Luanda, situated in the Luanda Province. Quatro de Fevereiro means 4 February, which is an important national holiday in Angola, marking the start of the armed struggle against the Portuguese colonial regime on 4 February 1961. In 2018, about 5.6 million passengers were handled.

Starting 2024, the airport will be replaced by the new Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport.