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Template:Use dmy dates Transport in Angola comprises:

Roads

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Two trans-African automobile routes pass through Angola:

Railways

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Template:Main There are three separate railway lines in Angola:

Reconstruction of these three lines began in 2005 and they are now all operational. The Benguela Railway connects to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Waterways

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  • 1,300 km navigable (2008)
country comparison to the world: 36

Pipelines

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  • gas 352 km; liquid petroleum gas 85 km; crude oil 1,065 km (2013)

In April 2012, the Zambian Development Agency (ZDA) and an Angolan company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a multi-product pipeline from Lobito to Lusaka, Zambia, to deliver various refined products to Zambia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Angola plans to build an oil refinery in Lobito in the coming years.

Ports and harbors

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Ship loading minerals at Moçâmedes harbour, Angola

The government plans to build a deep-water port at Barra do Dande, north of Luanda, in Bengo province near Caxito.<ref name="Angop_2011-11-26_17-44">Template:Cite news</ref>

Merchant marine

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  • total: 58
country comparison to the world: 115
  • by type: cargo 13, oil tanker 8, other 37 (2008)

Airports

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  • 102 (2021)

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Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport

The old airport in Luanda, Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, will be replaced by the new Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport.

Airports – with paved runways

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  • total: 30
  • over 3,047 m: 5
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 4
  • under 914 m: 1 (2008)

Airports – with unpaved runways

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  • total: 181 (2008)
  • over 3,047 m: 2
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 100
  • under 914 m: 42 (2008)

Angolan Airlines

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Heliports

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  • total: 1 (2021)

References

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