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Transport in Angola

Transport in Angola comprises:

Roads Two trans-African automobile routes pass through Angola: the Tripoli-Cape Town Highway the Beira-Lobito Highway

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 thumb|Ship loading minerals at Moçâmedes harbour, Angola 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)

thumb|Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport

The old airport in Luanda, Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, will be replaced by the new Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport.

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)

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