Transport in Angola

Transport in Angola comprises:

Railways

Main article: Rail transport in Angola

There are three separate railway lines in Angola:

• Luanda Railway (CFL) (northern)
• Benguela Railway (CFB) (central)
• Moçâmedes Railway (CFM) (southern)

Reconstruction of these three lines began in 2005 and is expected to be completed by the end of the year 2012. The Benguela Railway already connects to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Waterways

• 1,300 km navigable (2008)

country comparison to the world: 36

Pipelines

• gas, 2 km; crude oil 87 km (2008)

In April 2012, the Zambian Development Agency (ZDA) and an Angolan company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) 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

Ship loading minerals at Namibe harbour, Angola

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

Merchant marine

• total: 6

country comparison to the world: 128

• by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1
• foreign owned: 1 (Spain)
• registered in other countries: 6 (Bahamas) (2008)

Airports

• 211 (2008)

Main article: List of airports in Angola

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 (2008)

Airports - with unpaved runways

• total: 181 (2008)
• 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 (2008)

Angolan Airlines

• TAAG Angola Airlines
• Sonair

History

Angola had an estimated total of 43 airports as of 2004, of which 31 had paved runways as of 2005. There is an international airport at Luanda. International and domestic services are maintained by TAAG Angola Airlines, Aeroflot, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Air France, Air Namibia, Cubana, Ethiopian Airlines, Emirates, Delta Air Lines, Royal Air Maroc, Iberia, Hainan Airlines, Kenya Airways, South African Airways, TAP Air Portugal and several regional carriers. In 2003, domestic and international carriers carried 198,000 passengers. There are airstrips for domestic transport at Benguela, Cabinda, Huambo, Namibe, and Catumbela.

References

This article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2003.

 This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.