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Airport Overview 

The Pemba Airport is located in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province. The airport has a single runway and terminal building. It is operated by Aeroportos de Moçambique. The airport is regularly used by both commercial and charter flights, serving various airlines such as LAM Mozambique Airlines, Astral aviation and Airlink. 

  • Regular flights:  

  • LAM:  Maputo-Pemba-Maputo (Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun)  - Maputo-Pemba-Dar es Salaam (Tue, Sat) 

  • Airlink: Tete-Johannesburg-Tete (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)  

  • UNHAS: 7 destinations with 2 fixed-wing and 1 rotary-wing 

  • Charter flights usually have departure from Pemba to Lugenda, Kambako (Niassa), Palma, Mocimboa, Ibo (Cabo Delgado) 

  • Aircrafts like Boeing 737, Bombardier Q400 and Embraer 190 operated by LAM; Embraer 135-140 operated by Airlink 

Airport Location and Contact 

Country 

Mozambique 

Province or District 

Cabo Delgado, Pemba 

Nearest Town or City 
with Distance from Airport 

Pemba 

5 km 

Airport’s Complete Name 

 Aeroporto de Pemba 

Latitude 

-12.987 

Longitude 

40.522 

Elevation (ft and m) 

103 m 

IATA Code 

POL 

ICAO Code 

FQPB 

Managing Company or Airport Authority 

Aeroportos de Moçambique 

https://www.aeroportos.co.mz/aeroporto-de-pemba 

Management Contact Person 

Eduardo Mutereda (84/82 513 5860)   

NGO and/or UN Presence at Airport? 

Yes, UNHAS 

Airport Picture

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Runway(s) 

Runway #1 

Runway Dimensions 

1,800 m x 45 m 

Runway Orientation 

 35/17 

Runway Surface 

Asphalt 

Runway Condition 

Good 

Airport Infrastructure Details 

Infrastructure  

Passenger / Cargo Security Screening  

Yes 

Runway Lighting 

Yes 

Refueling Capacity 

Yes 

Ground Handling Services 

Yes 

Air Traffic Control  

Yes 

Fire Fighting Equipment  

Yes 

Weather Information 

Yes 

Aircraft Parking Space 

Yes 

Navigation Aids  

Yes (NDB) 

Perimeter Fencing  

Yes 

Windsock  

Yes 

 

 

Fuel Services Charges 

Supplier BP  

  • Jet A1 - 4 tanks with 22,000 liter capacity each, and 22,000 liter on Aircraft Refuelling Truck. 24/48h for restocking.  

  • Avgas - 1 tank with 32,000 liter capacity, 24/48h for restocking  

  • Payment: with POS; for bank transfer contact Sales Department (Celia Pava 843156560 - Dalva Macheve 855974096). Payment also possible via fuel.rocketroute.com.  

  • Management Contact Person: Celso Monguambe +258 853135260 

 

Price per Litre USD - $ (Feb’23) 

Jet A-1 

1.42 $/l, 0.005 $/l (refuelling tax), 0.02 $/l (fuel tax)  

Avgas 

2.68 $/l, 0.005 $/l (refuelling tax), 0.07 $/l (fuel tax), 0.46 $/l (VAT) 

 

Supplier Petromoc  

  • Jet A1 - 3 tanks with 25,000 liter, 25,000 liter, and 80,000 liter capacity, and 20,000 liter on Aircraft Refuelling Truck. From 24h to 48h for restocking.  

  • Payment with POS; for bank transfer contact Sales Department. 

  • Management Contact Person: Narciso Mabessa (829091923, 843605394) 

  

 

Price per Litre USD - $ (Feb’23) 

Jet A-1 

1.301 $/l, 0.005 $/l (airport tax), 0.0157 $/l (fuel tax), 0.0487 $/l (customs duty) 

Avgas 

Not available 

 

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