Huambo Airport

Huambo Airport (ICAO: FNNL) is a public use airport near the eastern edge of the city of Huambo in Huambo Province, Angola.

Huambo Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesHuambo
LocationAngola
Elevation AMSL5,443 ft / 1,659 m
Coordinates12°47′10.7″S 15°46′28.3″E
Map
FNNL
Location of Huambo Airport in Angola
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 457 1,499 Dirt
Source: Landings.com[1]

In a May 2016 aerial image,[2] the coordinates show a narrow dirt road over-arched in several places by trees.

The full-services Albano Machado Airport (IATA: NOV, ICAO: FNHU) is 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) south of the FNNL location.

Accidents and incidents

On 19 January 2008, a Gira Globo Aeronáutica Beechcraft B200 Super King Air on approach to Huambo Airport crashed on a mountain near Bailundo, killing all 13 people on board.[3]

See also

References

  1. "FNNL @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  2. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft B200 Super King Air D2-FFK Bailundo". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 27 July 2017.


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