LAD · Luanda, Angola
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport.
--:--:-- · WAT (UTC+01:00) · 8.8584° S, 13.2312° E
Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
Airport in Luanda, Angola
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for LAD
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2942; ident FNLU; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
angolaairport.net
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
LAD / FNLU
OurAirports ident
FNLU
GPS / local code
FNLU
ISO region
AO-LUA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
angolaairport.net
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q598002
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--WAT · UTC+01:00
Time zone
WAT
Africa/Luanda · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
2.4 km
Approximate distance to central Luanda.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Luanda
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
AOA (Kz)
Country area
1,246,700 km²
Passenger volume
5.6 million passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
12,190 ft / 3,716 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1954 · ENANA
Owner / entity
Q598002
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Luanda, Angola. Luanda's built-up core sits roughly 2.4 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Luanda (UTC+01:00, WAT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD / FNLU) is at 8.8584° S, 13.2312° E, elevation 243 ft (74 m), serving Luanda, Angola.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Luanda is in Angola (capital Luanda); on Africa/Luanda (WAT, UTC+01:00); working languages: Portuguese; currency: AOA (Kz).
Distance from central Luanda: 2 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for LAD.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD / FNLU)
Quatro de Fevereiro Airport · Airport in Luanda, Angola
Known label 1
4 de Fevereiro
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LAD, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
FNLU · FNLU · AO-LUA
angolaairport.net · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
António Agostinho Neto International Airport, located 40 km south of Luanda.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Maianga
maianga · 1.4 km from LAD
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 319,000 · city coordinates -8.8469, 13.2370
2. Luanda
luanda · 2.4 km from LAD
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 2,776,168 · city coordinates -8.8368, 13.2343
3. Ingombota
ingombota · 4.5 km from LAD
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 370,000 · city coordinates -8.8181, 13.2289
4. Rangel
rangel · 5.0 km from LAD
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 261,000 · city coordinates -8.8264, 13.2629
5. Talatona
talatona · 8.3 km from LAD
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 500,000 · city coordinates -8.9178, 13.1856
6. Sambizanga
sambizanga · 9.1 km from LAD
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 244,000 · city coordinates -8.7888, 13.2751
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. NBJ FNBJ
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport · Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo)
36 km from LAD · Africa/Luanda · +0h · elevation 550 ft (168 m) · airport coordinates -9.0507, 13.4991
2. FIH FZAA
Ndjili International Airport · Kinshasa
554 km from LAD · Africa/Kinshasa · +0h · elevation 1,027 ft (313 m) · airport coordinates -4.3857, 15.4446
3. BZV FCBB
Maya-Maya International Airport · Brazzaville
559 km from LAD · Africa/Brazzaville · +0h · elevation 1,048 ft (319 m) · airport coordinates -4.2517, 15.2530
Route-time reference set
1. LAD-FIH
Kinshasa · 554 km · 1h 32m
Africa/Kinshasa · +0h from LAD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. LAD-BZV
Brazzaville · 559 km · 1h 32m
Africa/Brazzaville · +0h from LAD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 12,190 ft / 3,716 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for LAD.
Runway identifiers
05/23 · 07/25
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. NBJ FNBJ
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport · Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) · 36 km from LAD
large airport · Africa/Luanda · angola · 550 ft (168 m) · -9.0507, 13.4991
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
In 2018, about 5.6 million passengers were handled.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LAD.
Country and authority
LAD sits in Angola (Republic of Angola), whose capital is Luanda. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Middle Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Portuguese. Currency context: AOA (Kz). LAD is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
LAD is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with 4 de Fevereiro. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Luanda, Angola. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: António Agostinho Neto International Airport, located 40 km south of Luanda.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q598002 · Quatro de Fevereiro Airport. Administrative area: Luanda. Named after: February 4 · Luanda
Field and clock profile
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport is a near sea-level field at 243 ft (74 m), positioned at 8.8584° S, 13.2312° E in the Southern deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 12,190 ft / 3,716 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Luanda (WAT, UTC+01:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Maianga is the closest retained city-time anchor at 1.4 km. NBJ Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) is the closest retained airport alternative at 36 km.
Country airport peers
LAD is compared with NBJ Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) at 36 km inside the retained Angola airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
LAD-FIH Kinshasa: 554 km, about 1h 32m, +0h. LAD-BZV Brazzaville: 559 km, about 1h 32m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident FNLU backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. angolaairport.net is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
5.6 million passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 12,190 ft / 3,716 m
Runway identifiers
05/23, 07/25
OurAirports classifies LAD as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Luanda.
LAD (FNLU) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 5.6 million passengers, operating from a near sea-level field at 243 ft (74 m).
LAD sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
LAD's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 12,190 ft / 3,716 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
ENANA is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for LAD.
- In 2018, about 5.6 million passengers were handled.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at angolaairport.net, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for LAD
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
LAD uses Africa/Luanda (WAT, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport is about 2.4 km from central Luanda; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
NBJ Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) is the closest retained alternate at 36 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
angolaairport.net is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place LAD inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
LAD ranks #1 in the curated Angola airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
LAD shares Africa/Luanda with NBJ Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) AO. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
LAD is 243 ft (74 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DUB 242 ft (74 m) (1 ft delta) · YQB 244 ft (74 m) (1 ft delta) · YNY 241 ft (73 m) (2 ft delta) · VLC 240 ft (73 m) (3 ft delta) · LAE 239 ft (73 m) (4 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
LAD's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are NBJ 36 km +0h · FIH 554 km +0h · BZV 559 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinshasa | FIH | 554 km | 1h 32m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Brazzaville | BZV | 559 km | 1h 32m | +0h | --:--:-- |
LAD to FIH
Kinshasa
Distance 554 km; estimated travel window 1h 32m; destination zone Africa/Kinshasa is +0h from LAD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LAD to BZV
Brazzaville
Distance 559 km; estimated travel window 1h 32m; destination zone Africa/Brazzaville is +0h from LAD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Luanda is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Luanda is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from LAD, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Maianga
maianga · 1.4 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Luanda
luanda · 2.4 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ingombota
ingombota · 4.5 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rangel
rangel · 5.0 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Talatona
talatona · 8.3 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sambizanga
sambizanga · 9.1 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cazenga
cazenga · 9.7 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gama
gama · 42 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Barra do Dande
barra-do-dande · 46 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Caxito
caxito · 57 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dondo
dondo · 160 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Golungo Alto
golungo-alto · 171 km · Africa/Luanda
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Kinshasa (FIH), Brazzaville (BZV). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 5.6 million passengers.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 12,190 ft / 3,716 m; identifiers 05/23, 07/25.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: ENANA.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1954.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from LAD. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International AirportNBJ
Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) · large airport
- Distance
- 36 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 550 ft (168 m)
Compare against NBJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ndjili International AirportFIH
Kinshasa · large airport
- Distance
- 554 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,027 ft (313 m)
Compare against FIH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Maya-Maya International AirportBZV
Brazzaville · large airport
- Distance
- 559 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,048 ft (319 m)
Compare against BZV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) in?▾
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport is in the Africa/Luanda timezone (UTC+01:00, WAT).
What are the codes for Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport?▾
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport uses IATA code LAD and ICAO code FNLU.
Where is Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport located?▾
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport is located in Luanda, Angola at coordinates 8.8584° S, 13.2312° E, with an elevation of 243 ft (74 m) (near sea-level field in the deep tropics).
How far is Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport from central Luanda?▾
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport sits roughly 2.4 km from the nearest mapped city center for Luanda.
Which route reference is most useful from LAD?▾
Kinshasa (FIH) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 32m, destination timezone Africa/Kinshasa, and a +0h difference from LAD.
What other airports in Angola are close peers to LAD?▾
LAD's curated peers in Angola on this site include NBJ Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo).
How many runways does Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport have?▾
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,190 ft / 3,716 m; identifiers include 05/23, 07/25.