AirportsCatumbela Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Catumbela, in Benguela Province, Angola. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CBT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CBT
- ICAO code
- FNCT
- City
- Catumbela
- State or region
- Benguela Province
- Country
- Angola
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 12.4792° S, 13.4869° E
- Elevation
- 7 m (23 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,700 m (12,139 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CBT means Catumbela Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FNCT. 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 12.4792° S, 13.4869° E. It stands 7 metres (23 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
Catumbela Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,700 metres (12,139 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 13 airports of Angola on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,700 m 12,139 ft | 44 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Albano Machado AirportHuambo | NOV | 249 km |
| Lubango Mukanka International AirportLubango | SDD | 272 km |
| Welwitschia Mirabilis International AirportMoçâmedes | MSZ | 341 km |
| Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International AirportLuanda (Ícolo e Bengo) | NBJ | 381 km |
| Malanje AirportMalanje | MEG | 451 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,213 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,391 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,180 km | 7 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,237 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,680 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,613 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,095 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,075 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,185 km | 16 h 25 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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