Transport in Angola


Transport in Angola comprises:

Roads

Two trans-African automobile routes pass through Angola:
There are three separate railway lines in Angola:
Reconstruction of these three lines began in 2005 and they are now all operational. The Benguela Railway connects to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Waterways

In April 2012, the Zambian Development Agency and an Angolan company signed a memorandum of understanding to build a multi-product pipeline from Lobito to Lusaka, Zambia, to deliver various refined products to Zambia.
Angola plans to build an oil refinery in Lobito in the coming years.

Ports and harbors

The government plans to build a deep-water port at Barra do Dande, north of Luanda, in Bengo province near Caxito.

Merchant marine

The old airport in Luanda, Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, will be replaced by the new Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport.

Airports – with paved runways

  • total: 30
  • over 3,047 m: 5
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 4
  • under 914 m: 1

    Airports – with unpaved runways

  • total: 181
  • over 3,047 m: 2
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 100
  • under 914 m: 42

    Angolan Airlines

  • TAAG Angola Airlines
  • Sonair
  • Fly Angola

    Heliports

  • total: 1