Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport is Angola’s main international airport. It is located in the southern part of the capital Luanda, in Luanda Province. Quatro de Fevereiro means February 4, an important national holiday in Angola, marking the start of armed struggle against the Portuguese colonial regime on February 4, 1961. The airport is the main hub of the Angolan-flagged carrier TAAG.
There are two VIP lounges at Luanda International Airport. It is also possible to obtain timely access by paying an access fee. Private jet passengers enter the city using these VIP terminals.
Operated by the Angolan Army, the port serves as both a civil and military aerodrome.
Angola private jet charter prices
Although Luanda air charter fees depend on variables such as the number of passengers, departure airport, flight time, aircraft position, flight date, the prices for private jet charter from Istanbul → Luanda are as follows.
| Heavy Jet | 69.200 EUR |
| Long Range Jet | 101.300 EUR |
| VIP Airliner | 145.250 EUR |
These prices are average amounts and you can contact us on our flight reservation screen or by phone for the most accurate price information.
History of Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in the shadow of civil war
Construction of the airport began in 1951 to serve the capital of the former Portuguese Overseas Province of Angola. It was opened by Craveiro Lopes in 1954, named Aeroporto Presidente Craveiro Lopes in honor of the Portuguese President of the time, Craveiro Lopes.
In August, September, and October 1975, the airport hosted tens of thousands of mostly white Portuguese-born Angolans who had camped and fled to Lisbon (during Operation Airlift) in the weeks before Angola’s Independence awaiting evacuation flights.
Following Angola’s independence from Portugal (in November 1975), the aerodrome was renamed Aeroporto Quatro de Fevereiro Internacional (Fourth February International Airport) to commemorate the events that led to the state’s independence.
Angola, declaring its independence, could not carry out modernization work throughout the port due to financial difficulties for a long time. A new expansion plan was issued in 2016 for the port, which was last expanded in 2009. However, considering the limited growth opportunities of the existing port, it was decided to build a new port 40 km away from the capital.
Places to visit in in Luanda
Luanda is one of the fastest-recovering cities in the country after 27 years of civil war, which officially ended in 2002. The most populous city of Angola with a population of 5 million, Luanda is a city that has not lost its history despite the war.
Among the places that can be visited, albeit limited, in the city are Sangano beach, the most beautiful beach of the city, the Anthropology Museum, which was founded by the Portuguese colonialists in 1576, the Ship’s Cemetery (Silent Ship), the ship’s cemetery that was the subject of movies, Octopus, where you will enjoy diving, and Ilha do Mussulo island, the most peaceful place waiting for those who want to escape from the crowds of the city, can be considered.
Quatro de Fevereiro Airport – Luanda transportation information
There are only two ways to reach Luanda city center from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport; taxis and buses. But neither taxis nor buses operate regularly.
Taxis waiting outside the port arrive in the city center in 20-25 minutes. It is necessary to bargain with the taxis before departing. Buses operated by both the state and private sector depart from stops outside the port, but buses do not have a fixed arrival and departure schedule.
