Maputo International Airport

Maputo International Airport
IATA: MPM – ICAO: FQMA MPM Location of airport in Mozambique
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Aeroportos de Moçambique (Mozambique Airports Company)
Location		Maputo
Hub for		Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique
Elevation AMSL		145 ft / 44 m
Coordinates		25°55′15″S 032°34′21″E / 25.92083°S 32.5725°E / -25.92083; 32.5725
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
05/23	12,008	3,660	Asphalt
10/28	5,577	1,700	Asphalt

Maputo International Airport (IATA: MPM, ICAO: FQMA), also known as Lourenço Marques Airport,^[1] is an airport located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of the center of Maputo, the largest city and capital of Mozambique. It is the largest airport in Mozambique, and hub for LAM Mozambique Airlines and Kaya Airlines. Most destinations served from the airport are in Africa but TAP Portugal operates a service to Lisbon, Portugal.

Expansion

A Chinese company has built a new cargo terminal, in what was the starting point of the first phase of a Chinese financed expansion project, with an initial estimated cost of US$75 million^[2]. The first phase concluded with the opening of the new international terminal on 15 November 2010^[3]. The new terminal has a capacity of 900,000 passengers a year, far from the 60,000 it could hold before. Originally, this modernization project had in mind to benefit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in neighboring South Africa, but it could not be finished in time. It will, however, be ready for the All Africa Games which are scheduled to be held in Maputo in 2011.The project experienced a serious cost overrun, with the builder requesting and additional US$40 to 50 million to complete the work^[4].

A second phase will entail the construction of a new domestic terminal where the current terminal stands. The whole plan is for Maputo International Airport to double its capacity from 450,000 to 900,000 per year and help expand tourism in the city and country. The terminal will also have 13 check-in counters, electronic panels displaying flights, Presidential VIP lounge, escalators and a electric central cooling system. The new terminal is expected to serve 400 arriving and departing passengers per hour, compared to the old building that could only handle 150 passengers per hour. A parking lot for 600 vehicles will also be created by the new terminal^{[citation needed]}.

Airlines and destinations

Passengers

Airlines	Destinations	Terminal
Airlink	Durban	International
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa	International
Kaya Airlines	Beira, Vilanculos, Tete, Nampula	Domestic
Kenya Airways	Nairobi	International
Kulula.com	Lanseria	International
LAM Mozambique Airlines	Beira, Chimoio, Inhambane, Nampula, Pemba, Quelimane, Tete, Vilanculos	Domestic
LAM Mozambique Airlines	Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Luanda, Nairobi	International
LAM Mozambique Airlines operated by EuroAtlantic Airways	Lisbon	International
Moçambique Expresso	Beira, Tete	Domestic
South African Airways	Johannesburg	International
South African Express	Cape Town	International
TAP Portugal	Lisbon	International

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
LAM Mozambique Airlines	Beira

Accidents and incidents

• On 10 July 1986, Douglas C-47A 7315 of the Zimbabwe Air Force crashed on take-off. All 17 people on board were killed.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Lourenço Marques Airport." Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 3 October 2009.
2. ^ "First phase of Maputo International Airport expansion nears completion." WIDN. Retrieved on 28 June 2010.
3. ^ "Chinese ambassador to Mozambique gives assurances that more Chinese projects will be set up in the country." Macauhub. Retrieved on 1 December 2010.
4. ^ "First Phase of Airport Expansion Nears Completion." All Africa. Retrieved on 28 June 2010.
5. ^ "7315 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860710-0. Retrieved 27 July 2010. 

External links

Media related to Maputo Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Airport information for FQMA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.