Airports / Angola / BUG
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Catumbela Airport (CBT).
Overview
Benguela Airport (FNBG / BUG) sits in Benguela, Angola, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 118 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BUG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Catumbela Airport (CBT, 9 nm), Sumbe Airport (NDD, 90 nm), and Porto Amboim Airport (PBN, 115 nm).
Charter pricing from BUG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Aeroporto 17 de Setembro and Gen. V. Deslandes Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Benguela.
Field capability
ICAO
FNBG
IATA
BUG
FAA / Local
FNBG
Elevation
118 ft
Coordinates
12.6090° S · 13.4037° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Angola fields
state range 15–5,778 ft
At 118 ft, BUG sits lower than 73% of the 22 Angola fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmCBTCatumbela AirportCatumbela
- 90nmNDDSumbe AirportSumbe
- 115nmPBNPorto Amboim AirportPort Amboim
- 139nmNOVAlbano Machado AirportHuambo
- 139nmSDDLubango Mukanka International AirportLubango
- 175nmMSZWelwitschia Mirabilis International AirportMoçâmedes
Location
Open the full mapFNBG · Benguela Airport · Benguela, Angola