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Transport in Angola comprises:

Roads

• Walking home on EN 105.
• Donkey-drawn carts.
• Three-wheeled motorcycles.
• Trucks.
• Automobiles in Luanda.
• New highway (2019).

Railways

There are three separate railway lines in Angola:

• Luanda Railway (CFL) (northern);
• Benguela Railway (CFB) (central), operated by the Lobito Atlantic Railway joint venture;
• Moçâmedes Railway (CFM) (southern);

Reconstruction of these three lines began in 2005 and they are now all operational. The Benguela Railway connects to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Waterways

• 1,300 km navigable (2008)

country comparison to the world: 36

Pipelines

• gas 352 km; liquid petroleum gas 85 km; crude oil 1,065 km (2013)

In April 2012, the Zambian Development Agency (ZDA) and an Angolan company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a multi-product pipeline from Lobito to Lusaka, Zambia, to deliver various refined products to Zambia.

Angola plans to build an oil refinery in Lobito in the coming years.

Ports and harbors

The government plans to build a deep-water port at Barra do Dande, north of Luanda, in Bengo province near Caxito.

Merchant marine

• total: 58

country comparison to the world: 115

• by type: cargo 13, oil tanker 8, other 37 (2008)

Airports

• 102 (2021)

Airports – with paved runways

• total: 30
• over 3,047 m: 5
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
• 914 to 1,523 m: 4
• under 914 m: 1 (2008)

Airports – with unpaved runways

• total: 181 (2008)
• over 3,047 m: 2
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
• 914 to 1,523 m: 100
• under 914 m: 42 (2008)

Angolan Airlines

• TAAG Angola Airlines
• Sonair
• Fly Angola

Heliports

• total: 1 (2021)

International and domestic services are maintained by TAAG Angola Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Air France, Cubana, Ethiopian Airlines, Emirates, Delta Air Lines, Royal Air Maroc, Iberia, Hainan Airlines, Kenya Airways, South African Airways, TAP Air Portugal and several regional carriers. There are airstrips at Benguela, Cabinda, Huambo, Moçâmedes, and Catumbela.

References

1. Chila Namaiko (14 April 2012). "Govt, Angola Ink U.S.$2.5 Billion Oil Deal". Lusaka, Zambia: Times of Zambia. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
2. "Angola ready to 'oil' Zambia". Times of Zambia. Lusaka, Zambia. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
3. "Futuro porto da Barra do Dande será um dos maiores de África". ANGOP (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2017.

 This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA. 2003. (Archived 2003 edition.)

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