Albano Machado Airport
Airport
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NOV
Location of Airport in Angola
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
11/29 | 2,660 | 8,727 | Asphalt |
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Landings.com[3]
The Albano Machado Airport (IATA: NOV, ICAO: FNHU) is a public airport southeast of Huambo, the capital of Huambo Province, Angola. It was formerly named Nova Lisboa Airport, after the former name of the city.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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TAAG Angola Airlines | Catumbela, Luanda, Lubango, Menongue, Ondjiva[4] |
During July and August 1975, the airport operated as a bridge between Angola and Lisbon while the Angolan Civil War raged around the city. Several airlines operated special flights into the city: Swissair (Douglas DC-10), Transinternational Airlines (Douglas DC-8), TAP Air Portugal (Boeing 707s, 747), Perfect Tours (Boeing 707), and Overseas National Airways (DC-8).[citation needed]
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.[5]
- On 14 September 2011, 17 people, including 11 military personnel, died when an Angolan Air Force EMB-120 crashed shortly after take-off from Albano Machado airport. The plane was headed to Luanda Airport.
See also
Gallery
- IL 76 at Huambo Airport in 2007
- Airport restaurant
- TAAG Boing 737-200 ready for boarding in 2007
- Boarding TAAG 737-200 in 2007
- Departing Huambo
References
- ^ "Airport information for Albano Machado Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. - ^ Airport information for Albano Machado Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "FNHU @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "TAAG Angola destinations". Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "G-AVPW Criminal Occurrence description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
External links
- Accident history for NOV at Aviation Safety Network
- OurAirports - Albano Machado Airport
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