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NBJ · Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo), Angola
--:--:-- · WAT (UTC+01:00) · 9.0507° S, 13.4991° E
Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport
Airport in Luanda, Angola
Verification trail
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.
OurAirports ID 312665; ident FNBJ; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
aiaan.co.ao
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceDr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source17 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
NBJ / FNBJ
OurAirports ident
FNBJ
GPS / local code
FNBJ
ISO region
AO-LUA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
aiaan.co.ao
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q541858
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 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 Jun 2, 6:07 PM UTC.
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
38 km
Approximate distance to central Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo).
Country capital
Luanda
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
AOA (Kz)
Country area
1,246,700 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt, PEM
Opened / operator
2017
Owner / entity
Q541858
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
17 source-backed signals
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo), Angola. Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo)'s built-up core sits roughly 38 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.
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (NBJ / FNBJ) is at 9.0507° S, 13.4991° E, elevation 550 ft (168 m), serving Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo), 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 (Ícolo e Bengo) is in Angola (capital Luanda); on Africa/Luanda (WAT, UTC+01:00); working languages: Portuguese; currency: AOA (Kz).
Distance from central Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo): 38 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for NBJ.
Primary airport name
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (NBJ / FNBJ)
Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport · Airport in Luanda, Angola
Known label 1
Novo Aeroporto Internacional de Luanda
Alternate airport-name cue retained for NBJ, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
FNBJ · FNBJ · AO-LUA
aiaan.co.ao · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Location cue
It is located in the municipality of Bom Jesus in Icolo e Bengo Province, 40 km south-east of Luanda city center.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
1. Cazenga
cazenga · 32 km from NBJ
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 424,528 · city coordinates -8.8249, 13.3132
2. Rangel
rangel · 36 km from NBJ
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 261,000 · city coordinates -8.8264, 13.2629
3. Maianga
maianga · 37 km from NBJ
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 319,000 · city coordinates -8.8469, 13.2370
4. Talatona
talatona · 37 km from NBJ
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 500,000 · city coordinates -8.9178, 13.1856
5. Luanda
luanda · 38 km from NBJ
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 2,776,168 · city coordinates -8.8368, 13.2343
6. Sambizanga
sambizanga · 38 km from NBJ
Angola · Africa/Luanda · +0h · population 244,000 · city coordinates -8.7888, 13.2751
1. LAD FNLU
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport · Luanda
36 km from NBJ · Africa/Luanda · +0h · elevation 243 ft (74 m) · airport coordinates -8.8584, 13.2312
2. FIH FZAA
Ndjili International Airport · Kinshasa
561 km from NBJ · Africa/Kinshasa · +0h · elevation 1,027 ft (313 m) · airport coordinates -4.3857, 15.4446
3. BZV FCBB
Maya-Maya International Airport · Brazzaville
568 km from NBJ · Africa/Brazzaville · +0h · elevation 1,048 ft (319 m) · airport coordinates -4.2517, 15.2530
1. NBJ-FIH
Kinshasa · 561 km · 1h 33m
Africa/Kinshasa · +0h from NBJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. NBJ-BZV
Brazzaville · 568 km · 1h 33m
Africa/Brazzaville · +0h from NBJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt, PEM
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for NBJ.
Runway identifiers
06L/24R · 06R/24L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. LAD FNLU
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport · Luanda · 36 km from NBJ
large airport · Africa/Luanda · angola · 243 ft (74 m) · -8.8584, 13.2312
NBJ 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.
Common country-language signals: Portuguese. Currency context: AOA (Kz). NBJ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
NBJ is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Novo Aeroporto Internacional de Luanda. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
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.
Location cue: It is located in the municipality of Bom Jesus in Icolo e Bengo Province, 40 km south-east of Luanda city center.
Wikidata airport entity: Q541858 · Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport. Administrative area: Ícolo e Bengo. Entity official-site cross-check: enana.co.ao
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport is a low-elevation field at 550 ft (168 m), positioned at 9.0507° S, 13.4991° E in the Southern deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 13,123 ft / 4,000 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.
Cazenga is the closest retained city-time anchor at 32 km. LAD Luanda is the closest retained airport alternative at 36 km.
NBJ is compared with LAD Luanda 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.
NBJ-FIH Kinshasa: 561 km, about 1h 33m, +0h. NBJ-BZV Brazzaville: 568 km, about 1h 33m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident FNBJ backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aiaan.co.ao is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway identifiers
06L/24R, 06R/24L
OurAirports classifies NBJ as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo).
NBJ (FNBJ) is a low-elevation field at 550 ft (168 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
NBJ sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
NBJ's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt, PEM.
A specific operator or management record for NBJ is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aiaan.co.ao, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
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.
NBJ uses Africa/Luanda (WAT, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport is about 38 km from central Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo); build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
LAD Luanda is the closest retained alternate at 36 km, time difference +0h.
aiaan.co.ao 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.
These comparisons place NBJ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
NBJ ranks #2 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.
NBJ shares Africa/Luanda with LAD Luanda AO. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
NBJ is 550 ft (168 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include AUS 542 ft (165 m) (8 ft delta) · ROC 559 ft (170 m) (9 ft delta) · YYZ 569 ft (173 m) (19 ft delta) · LTN 526 ft (160 m) (24 ft delta) · DME 588 ft (179 m) (38 ft delta).
NBJ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are LAD 36 km +0h · FIH 561 km +0h · BZV 568 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinshasa | FIH | 561 km | 1h 33m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Brazzaville | BZV | 568 km | 1h 33m | +0h | --:--:-- |
NBJ to FIH
Distance 561 km; estimated travel window 1h 33m; destination zone Africa/Kinshasa is +0h from NBJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
NBJ to BZV
Distance 568 km; estimated travel window 1h 33m; destination zone Africa/Brazzaville is +0h from NBJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Because the airport sits well outside central Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo), surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
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.
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto 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.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from NBJ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Cazenga
cazenga · 32 km · Africa/Luanda
Rangel
rangel · 36 km · Africa/Luanda
Maianga
maianga · 37 km · Africa/Luanda
Talatona
talatona · 37 km · Africa/Luanda
Luanda
luanda · 38 km · Africa/Luanda
Sambizanga
sambizanga · 38 km · Africa/Luanda
Ingombota
ingombota · 39 km · Africa/Luanda
Gama
gama · 54 km · Africa/Luanda
Caxito
caxito · 56 km · Africa/Luanda
Barra do Dande
barra-do-dande · 66 km · Africa/Luanda
Dondo
dondo · 124 km · Africa/Luanda
Golungo Alto
golungo-alto · 139 km · Africa/Luanda
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto 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
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from NBJ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Quatro de Fevereiro International AirportLAD
Luanda · large airport
Compare against LAD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ndjili International AirportFIH
Kinshasa · large airport
Compare against FIH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Maya-Maya International AirportBZV
Brazzaville · large airport
Compare against BZV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport is in the Africa/Luanda timezone (UTC+01:00, WAT).
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport uses IATA code NBJ and ICAO code FNBJ.
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport is located in Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo), Angola at coordinates 9.0507° S, 13.4991° E, with an elevation of 550 ft (168 m) (low-elevation field in the deep tropics).
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport sits roughly 38 km from the nearest mapped city center for Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo).
Kinshasa (FIH) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 33m, destination timezone Africa/Kinshasa, and a +0h difference from NBJ.
NBJ's curated peers in Angola on this site include LAD Luanda.
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers include 06L/24R, 06R/24L.
