# Benguela Airport (BUG)

> Benguela, AO · IATA: BUG · ICAO: FNBG · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BUG` |
| ICAO | `FNBG` |
| City | Benguela |
| Country | AO |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 36 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -12.60900, 13.40370 |

## Description

Benguela Airport (BUG) is a reminder that proximity can make a runway redundant: most scheduled traffic for this stretch of the Angolan coast now uses the larger, more modern Catumbela (CBT) nearby. BUG itself lies beside the historic port city of Benguela on the Atlantic. It has no meaningful air cargo function — no dedicated freight terminal and little schedulable volume. For airfreight, forwarders turn to Catumbela or to Angola's main international gateway, NBJ near Luanda. The region's heavier flows move instead through the nearby port of Lobito and the Benguela Railway into the interior. In freight terms, BUG plays essentially no independent role.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/benguela-airport-bug](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/benguela-airport-bug)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/airports/benguela-airport-bug/llm-summary*