AirportsMbanza Congo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mbanza Congo, in Zaire Province, Angola. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SSY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SSY
- ICAO code
- FNBC
- City
- Mbanza Congo
- State or region
- Zaire Province
- Country
- Angola
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.2699° S, 14.2470° E
- Elevation
- 567 m (1,860 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,905 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SSY means Mbanza Congo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FNBC. 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 6.2699° S, 14.2470° E. It stands 567 metres (1,860 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
Mbanza Congo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,905 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 13 airports of Angola on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,800 m 5,905 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Negage AirportNegage | GXG | 201 km |
| Soyo AirportSoyo | SZA | 208 km |
| Cabinda AirportCabinda | CAB | 240 km |
| Ndjili International AirportKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | FIH | 248 km |
| Maya-Maya International AirportBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo | BZV | 251 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,755 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,009 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,660 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,572 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,295 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,266 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,996 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,593 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,652 km | 16 h 55 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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