Mbanza Congo Airport is an airport serving M'banza Congo, the capital of Zaire Province in northwestern Angola. Passenger flights resumed in August 2017 following an eight-year gap, during which the airport was closed for construction works.
The Mbanza Congo non-directional beacon (Ident: SS) is located just northeast of the field.
History The airport closed in 2009 for a refurbishment project and did not reopen to commercial air traffic until August 2017, when Sonair introduced domestic flights.
Accidents On April 27, 1994, a Transafrik International Boeing 727 touched down 2 meters short of the runway at the airport. The undercarriage struck a ditch and collapsed. The aircraft kept on the runway, veered off the right side of the runway into a road and struck a bus. All seven people on board the bus died. The three people on board the plane survived. ASN Aircraft incident Boeing 727-44F S9-TAN Mbanza. Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved. On June 28, 2007, a TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737 touched down at the airport, overran the runway and crashed into some cars and a building. 5 of the 78 people on board, including one on the ground was killed.
See also List of airports in Angola Transport in Angola
References
External links
Accident history for SSY at Aviation Safety Network OurAirports - Mbanza Congo