Maputo airport

Maputo airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	FQMA
IATA code	MPM
Coordinates	25 ° 55 '15 " S , 32 ° 34' 21" E Coordinates: 25 ° 55 '15 " S , 32 ° 34' 21" E
Height above MSL	44 m (144 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	7 km north of Maputo
Basic data
opening	1940
operator	Aeroportos de Moçambique
Passengers	495,000 (2011)
Capacity ; ( PAX per year)	900,000
Runways
05/23	3660 m × 45 m asphalt
10/28	1700 m × 45 m asphalt

The Maputo Airport ( IATA code : MPM , ICAO code : FQMA , Portuguese Aeroporto Internacional de Maputo , also known as Aeroporto Internacional de Mavalane ; English Maputo International Airport or Mavalane International Airport ) is the airport of the Mozambican capital Maputo , and is 5 Kilometers northwest of the city center.

The airport, which has two asphalt runways , is the largest airport in the Southeast African state. The operator is the local company Aeroportos de Moçambique . The airport, which is also the seat of the Mozambican flag carrier Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique , is connected to a number of destinations on the continent by various African airlines. There is also a regular connection to Lisbon in Portugal . The airport is also used for military purposes.

Airlines and destinations

Airline	Destinations
Mozambique Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique	Beira , Tete , Dar es Salaam , Johannesburg , Pemba , Nampula , Inhambane , Chimoio , Vilankulo , Quelimane , Luanda , Addis Ababa and Lichinga
Mozambique fastjet Mozambique	Beira , Tete , Nampula
South Africa Airlink	Durban
South Africa South African Airways	Johannesburg
Kenya Kenya Airways	Nairobi
South Africa South African Express	Cape Town
Ethiopia Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa
Portugal TAP Portugal	Lisbon
Qatar Qatar Airways	Doha (via Johannesburg)
Turkey Turkish Airlines	Istanbul (IST)

Expansion and modernization

The opening of a new air cargo terminal built by China's Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Company in 2009 marked the start of the first phase of an expansion project financed by concessional loans from the Chinese government, originally estimated at $ 75 million. The first phase ended in November 2010 with the opening of a new international terminal. The project was originally intended to benefit from the 2010 World Cup in neighboring South Africa , but was not completed on time. After all, the terminal could be used in 2011 for the All Africa Games , which were held in Maputo. The costs of the first phase of the project were significantly exceeded, with 40–50 million US dollars required to complete the construction.

In the second phase, a new domestic terminal followed by 2012 for 36 million US dollars, in which 400 passengers per hour can be handled.

In mid-2014, the European Investment Bank provided a loan of US $ 27 million for the rehabilitation of runways, taxiways and safety equipment.

Incidents

On July 10, 1986, a Douglas C-47A of the Zimbabwean Air Force crashed while taking off. 17 people on board were killed.
On November 29, 2013 LAM TM470 , an Embraer ERJ 190-100 launched in Maputo from the Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique , crashed in Namibia . All 27 passengers and 6 crew members died. According to the investigation report, the accident was deliberately caused by the flight captain.

Web links

Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )

Individual evidence

[1] ttps://www.aeroportos.co.mz/aeroporto-de-maputo

[2] ttp://allafrica.com/stories/200901261558.html

[3] ttp://www.afecc.com/english.php/Media_Focus-id-704.html

[4] ttp://www.news24.com/Africa/News/International-terminal-opens-in-Mozambique-20101029

[5] ttp://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/2012/10/08/chinese-company-afecc-delivers-domestic-terminal-of-maputo-airport-in-mozambique/

[6] ttp://allafrica.com/stories/201206200231.html

[7] ttp://www.eib.org/infocentre/press/releases/all/2014/2014-162-european-investment-bank-helps-ensure-international-safety-standards-at-maputo-airport.htm?lang = de

[8] Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)