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.
  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,108 metres (3,635 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code XGN
  • …has the ICAO airport code FNXA
  • Description: airport in Angola
  • Also known as
    “FNXA”
    “XGN”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xangongo and Humbe.
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Town
is a town with a population of 35,000, and…
Village
is a town and commune in the municipality of Ombadja, province of , Angola. is situated 10 km northwest of Xangongo Airport.
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Latitude
-16.75169° or 16° 45′ 6″ south
Longitude
14.96603° or 14° 57′ 58″ east
Open location code
5FMP6XX8+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Uzbek—“Xangongo Airport” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Aeroport de Xangongo”
  • Cebuano: “Xangongo Airport”
  • Dutch: “Xangongo Luchthaven”
  • 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”
  • Uzbek: “Xangongo aeroporti”

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