Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo), Luanda Province (Angola)

IATA: NBJ ICAO: FNBJ

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

550 ft

168 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-9.0507°, 13.4991°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#120 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Angola)

#1 of 2 in AO

#1 of 26 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NBJ in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #120 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · #1 in Angola.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

NBJ lies at 168 m (550 ft), #268 of 650 published airports by elevation and 53.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 153 ft above the Angola median (397 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD), 19.6 NM, 12,190 ft. NBJ has the longest runway in this radius, 933 ft over LAD.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

NBJ runways: 06R/24L 13,123 × 197 ft permanent paved (pem); 06L/24R 12,467 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Angola; 933 ft ahead of LAD (12,190 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06R/24L	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06L/24R	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (Luanda)	`LAD`	19.6 NM (36.3 km)	12,190 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →