Vilankulo Airport
Appearance
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Vilankulo | ||||||||||||||
Location | Vilankulo, Mozambique | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 46 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°01′06.35″S 35°18′47.87″E / 22.0184306°S 35.3132972°E | ||||||||||||||
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Vilankulo Airport (IATA: VNX, ICAO: FQVL) is an airport in Mozambique that serves the city of Vilankulo in the Inhambane Province.
Modernisation
In 2009 a Chinese company called Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Corporation began construction work on the airport with an estimated cost of US$9 million to refurbish, expand and modernize the airport. The new terminal building was inaugurated on 13 April 2011 by Mozambican President Armando Guebuza.[1] The modern air-conditioned International airport will make it possible for larger aircraft to access the airport and use the facilities. Since the expansion of the passenger terminal it has a capacity of 200,000 passengers, up from its previous 75,000 capacity.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Airlink | Johannesburg-OR Tambo, Nelspruit[2] |
LAM Mozambique Airlines | Inhambane, Johannesburg-OR Tambo, Maputo |
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