Albano Machado Airport

Albano Machado Airport
Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport
IATA: NOVICAO: FNHU
NOV is located in Angola
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NOV
Location of Airport in Angola
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Huambo, Angola
Elevation AMSL 5,587 ft / 1,703 m
Coordinates 12°48′32″S 015°45′38″E / 12.80889°S 15.76056°E / -12.80889; 15.76056
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,660 8,727 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1][2]

The Albano Machado Airport (IATA: NOVICAO: FNHU) is a public airport located southeast of Huambo, a city in Angola. It used to be named the Nova Lisboa Airport, since in colonial times the city was called Nova Lisboa, or New Lisbon.

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Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Diexim Expresso Luanda
TAAG Angola Airlines Catumbela, Luanda, Lubango, Menongue, Ongiva [3]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 3 September 1970. Douglas DC-3 G-AVPW of Hunting Surveys was substantially damaged when it was subjected to ground fire on take-off. Hydraulic lines were damaged and the fuel tanks ruptured. A successful emergency landing was made at Luanda Airport. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.[4]
  • On September 14]], [[2011, 17 people, including 11 military personnel, died when a Angolan Air Force EMB-120 crashed shortly after take-off from Albano Machado airport. The plane was headed to Luanda Airport.

References

  1. ^ Airport information for FNHU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for NOV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  3. ^ TAAG Angola Airlines: Destinations Schedule
  4. ^ "G-AVPW Criminal Occurrence description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700903-1. Retrieved 20 October 2010. 

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