AirportsCabinda Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Cabinda, in Cabinda Province, Angola. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CAB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CAB
- ICAO code
- FNCA
- City
- Cabinda
- State or region
- Cabinda Province
- Country
- Angola
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.5984° S, 12.1881° E
- Elevation
- 20 m (66 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CAB means Cabinda Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FNCA. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.5984° S, 12.1881° E. It stands 20 metres (66 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Luanda, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cabinda Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 13 airports of Angola on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36/18 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Soyo AirportSoyo | SZA | 64 km |
| Antonio Agostinho-Neto International AirportPointe Noire, Republic of the Congo | PNR | 93 km |
| Mbanza Congo AirportMbanza Congo | SSY | 240 km |
| Maya-Maya International AirportBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo | BZV | 371 km |
| Ndjili International AirportKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | FIH | 385 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,905 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,185 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,790 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,459 km | 8 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,074 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,042 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,222 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,724 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,860 km | 17 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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