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| footnotes = Source: WAD<ref name=WAD>{{cite web|url-status=usurped|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=FNHU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=FNHU|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for Albano Machado Airport|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006.</ref> GCM<ref name=GCM>{{GCM|NOV|Albano Machado Airport}}</ref> Landings.com<ref name="Landings">{{cite web|url=http://aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?FNHU|title=FNHU @ aerobaticsweb.org|publisher= Landings.com|accessdate=31 July 2013}}</ref> Google Maps<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/@-12.8090662,15.759676,3348m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Huambo]</ref>
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The '''Albano Machado Airport''' {{airport codes|NOV|FNHU}} is a public airport southeast of [[Huambo]], the capital of [[Huambo Province]], [[Angola]]. It was formerly named the '''Nova Lisboa Airport''', since in colonial times the city was called Nova Lisboa, or New Lisbon.
The '''Albano Machado Airport''' {{airport codes|NOV|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.

The Huambo [[non-directional beacon]] (Ident: '''HU''') is located {{convert|2.2|nmi|km|1}} west of the Runway 29 threshold. The Huambo [[VOR-DME]] (Ident: '''VHU''') is located on the field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/?ll=-12.808877,15.75&chart=301&zoom=1|title=SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts|website=skyvector.com|access-date=2017-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Huambo NDB |url=http://ourairports.com/navaids/HU/Huambo_NDB_AO/ |website=Our Airports |accessdate=30 August 2018}}</ref>


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
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|[[TAAG Angola Airlines]] | [[Catumbela Airport|Catumbela]], [[Quatro de Fevereiro Airport|Luanda]], [[Lubango Airport|Lubango]], [[Menongue Airport|Menongue]], [[Ondjiva Pereira Airport|Ondjiva]]<ref>[http://www.taag.com/en/Destinations/Destination-guide/Country/Angola TAAG Angola destinations]</ref>
|[[TAAG Angola Airlines]] | [[Catumbela Airport|Catumbela]], [[Quatro de Fevereiro Airport|Luanda]], [[Lubango Airport|Lubango]], [[Menongue Airport|Menongue]], [[Ondjiva Pereira Airport|Ondjiva]]<ref>[http://www.taag.com/en/Destinations/Destination-guide/Country/Angola TAAG Angola destinations]</ref>
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During the months of July and August in 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 Portugal ([[Boeing 707]]s, [[Boeing 747|747]]), Perfect Tours (Boeing 707), and Overseas National Airways (DC-8).
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 Portugal ([[Boeing 707]]s, [[Boeing 747|747]]), Perfect Tours (Boeing 707), and Overseas National Airways (DC-8).


==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{NWS-current|FNHU|Huambo, Angola}}
*{{ASN|NOV}}
*{{ASN|NOV}}
*[https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-12.8090/15.7597 OpenStreetMap - Huambo]
*[http://ourairports.com/airports/FNHU/pilot-info.html#general OurAirports - Albano Machado Airport]
*[http://ourairports.com/airports/FNHU/pilot-info.html#general OurAirports - Albano Machado Airport]


Revision as of 06:23, 28 October 2022

Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport

Nova Lisboa Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesHuambo
Elevation AMSL5,587 ft / 1,703 m
Coordinates12°48′30″S 15°45′30″E / 12.80833°S 15.75833°E / -12.80833; 15.75833
Map
NOV is located in Angola
NOV
NOV
Location of Airport in Angola
Runways
Direction Length Surface
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

AirlinesDestinations
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 Portugal (Boeing 707s, 747), Perfect Tours (Boeing 707), and Overseas National Airways (DC-8).

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
    IL 76 at Huambo Airport in 2007
  • Airport restaurant
    Airport restaurant
  • TAAG Boing 737-200 ready for boarding in 2007
    TAAG Boing 737-200 ready for boarding in 2007
  • Boarding TAAG 737-200 in 2007
    Boarding TAAG 737-200 in 2007
  • Departing Huambo
    Departing Huambo

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Airport information for Albano Machado Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "FNHU @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. ^ TAAG Angola destinations
  5. ^ "G-AVPW Criminal Occurrence description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

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