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Coordinates: 12°48′32.0″S 15°45′37.4″E / 12.808889°S 15.760389°E / -12.808889; 15.760389 (Huambo/Albano Machado Airport (Huambo))
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| name = Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport
| name = Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport
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| owner =
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| operator =
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| city-served = [[Huambo]], [[Angola]]
| city-served = [[Huambo]], Angola
| location =
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| elevation-f = 5587
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| r1-length-f = 8727
| r1-length-f = 8727
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| footnotes = Source: [[DAFIF]] <ref name=WAD>{{WAD|FNHU|source=[[DAFIF]]}}</ref><ref name=GCM>{{GCM|NOV|source=[[DAFIF]]}}</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=2013-07-31}}</ref>
| footnotes = Source: [[DAFIF]]<ref name=WAD>{{WAD|FNHU|source=[[DAFIF]]}}</ref><ref name=GCM>{{GCM|NOV|source=[[DAFIF]]}}</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>
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The '''Albano Machado Airport''' {{airport codes|NOV|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.
The '''Albano Machado Airport''' {{airport codes|NOV|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.


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
{{airport-dest-list
{{airport-dest-list
|[[Diexim Expresso]] | [[Quatro de Fevereiro Airport|Luanda]]
|[[Diexim Expresso]] | [[Quatro de Fevereiro Airport|Luanda]]
|[[TAAG Angola Airlines]] | [[Catumbela Airport|Catumbela]], [[Quatro de Fevereiro Airport|Luanda]], [[Lubango Airport|Lubango]], [[Menongue Airport|Menongue]], [[Ondjiva Pereira Airport|Ondjiva]] <ref>[http://taagangola.pages.web.com/page3a.html TAAG Angola Airlines: Destinations Schedule]</ref>
|[[TAAG Angola Airlines]] | [[Catumbela Airport|Catumbela]], [[Quatro de Fevereiro Airport|Luanda]], [[Lubango Airport|Lubango]], [[Menongue Airport|Menongue]], [[Ondjiva Pereira Airport|Ondjiva]]<ref>[http://taagangola.pages.web.com/page3a.html TAAG Angola Airlines: Destinations Schedule]</ref>
}}
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*On 3 September 1970. [[Douglas DC-3]] G-AVPW of [[Hunting-Clan Air Transport|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.<ref name=ASN030970>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700903-1 |title=G-AVPW Criminal Occurrence description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=20 October 2010}}</ref>
*On 3 September 1970. [[Douglas DC-3]] G-AVPW of [[Hunting-Clan Air Transport|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.<ref name=ASN030970>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700903-1 |title=G-AVPW Criminal Occurrence description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=20 October 2010}}</ref>


*On September 14, 2011, 17 people, including 11 military personnel, [[2011 Angolan Air Force crash|died]] when an [[Angolan Air Force]] [[EMB-120]] crashed shortly after take-off from Albano Machado airport. The plane was headed to [[Luanda Airport]].
*On 14 September 2011, 17 people, including 11 military personnel, [[2011 Angolan Air Force crash|died]] when an [[Angolan Air Force]] [[EMB-120]] crashed shortly after take-off from Albano Machado airport. The plane was headed to [[Luanda Airport]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:55, 22 May 2014

Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport
  • IATA: NOV
  • ICAO: FNHU
    NOV is located in Angola
    NOV
    NOV
    Location of Airport in Angola
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesHuambo, Angola
Elevation AMSL5,587 ft / 1,703 m
Coordinates12°48′32.0″S 15°45′37.4″E / 12.808889°S 15.760389°E / -12.808889; 15.760389 (Huambo/Albano Machado Airport (Huambo))
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,660 8,727 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2] Landings.com[3]

The Albano Machado Airport (IATA: NOV, ICAO: 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.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Diexim Expresso Luanda
TAAG Angola Airlines Catumbela, Luanda, Lubango, Menongue, Ondjiva[4]

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]

References

  1. ^ Template:WAD
  2. ^ Airport information for NOV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "FNHU @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. ^ TAAG Angola Airlines: Destinations Schedule
  5. ^ "G-AVPW Criminal Occurrence description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

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