Central Africa
Angola
Cunene Province

Xangongo Airport

Xangongo Airport is an near , . It was built by the Cubans in 1988 as a forward air base during the last campaign against apartheid South Africa in the Angolan Civil War.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Angola
  • Also known as: “FNXA” and “XGN”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xangongo and Humbe.

Town
Photo: M worm, Public domain.
is a town with a population of 35,000, and a commune in the municipality of Ombadja, within the province of , in . is also the seat of Ombadja municipality.

Village
is a town and commune in the municipality of Ombadja, province of , Angola. It also used to be the location of a Roman Catholic mission station in southern , located approx. is situated 10 km northwest of Xangongo Airport.

Xangongo Airport

Latitude
-16.75169° or 16° 45′ 6″ south
Longitude
14.96603° or 14° 57′ 58″ east
Elevation
1,120 metres (3,675 feet)
IATA airport code
XGN
ICAO airport code
FNXA
Open location code
5FMP6XX8+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 331392447
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
7668260
Wiki­data ID
Q4383720
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tajik—“Xangongo Airport” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “aeroport de Xangongo”
  • Catalan: “Aeroport de Xangongo”
  • Cebuano: “Xangongo Airport”
  • Dutch: “Xangongo Luchthaven”
  • French: “aéroport de Xangongo”
  • French: “Aéroport de Xangongo”
  • German: “Flughafen Xangongo”
  • Greek: “Αεροδρόμιο του Σανγκόνγκο”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Xangongo”
  • Indonesian: “FNXA”
  • Indonesian: “XGN”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Xangongo”
  • Japanese: “XGN”
  • Japanese: “シャンゴンゴ空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Xangongo”
  • Persian: “FNXA”
  • Persian: “XGN”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه شانگونگو”
  • Polish: “Port Lotniczy Xangongo”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto de Xangongo”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Xangongo”
  • Russian: “Аэропорт Ксангонго”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Xangongo”
  • Swedish: “Xangongo Airport”
  • Swedish: “Xangongo flygplats”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи шонгунгу”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Xangongo and Cafu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Repartiçao Municipal da Saúde and Casa da Juventude do Xangongo.

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