Catoca Airport is an airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 in the Lunda Sul province

Provinces of Angola

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 in Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

. It serves the Catoca diamond mine

Catoca diamond mine

The Catoca diamond mine is the fourth largest diamond mine in the world, and is located in Angola. The mine is owned by a consortium of international mining interests, including Endiama , Alrosa of Russia , Odebrecht of Brazil , and the Diamond Finance CY BV Group...

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According to aerial photographs, the airport appears to have an unpaved runway that is approximately 2700 metres (8,858.3 ft) long.

The runway had recently been asphalted by Fidens under contract to the Catoca Mine. The usable runway had been shortened slightly and now (Since July 2010) receives twice weekly flights from Luanda by TAAG Angolan Airlines on a Monday and a Friday. These flights are operated by TAAG Angolan Airlines but are charter flights reserved for Catoca Mine employees only