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Coordinates: 12°48′30″S 15°45′30″E / 12.80833°S 15.75833°E / -12.80833; 15.75833 (Huambo/Albano Machado Airport (Huambo))
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{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport
| name = Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport
| nativename = Nova Lisboa Airport
| image =
| image =
| IATA = NOV
| IATA = NOV
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}}<small>Location of Airport in Angola</small></center>
}}<small>Location of Airport in Angola</small></center>
| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner =
| owner =
| operator =
| operator =
| city-served = [[Huambo]], Angola
| city-served = [[Huambo]]
| location =
| location =
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| coordinates = {{coord|12|48|30|S|15|45|30|E|region:AO_type:airport|name=Huambo/Albano Machado Airport (Huambo)|display=inline,title}}
| website =
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| metric-rwy = y
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 11/29
| r1-number = 11/29
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| r1-length-m = 2660
| r1-length-f = 8727
| r1-length-f =
| 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=31 July 2013}}</ref>
| footnotes = Source: [[DAFIF]]<ref name=WAD>{{WAD|FNHU|source=[[DAFIF]]}}</ref> GCM<ref name=GCM>{{GCM|NOV}}</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 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 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 Huambo [[VOR-DME]] (Ident: '''VHU''') is located on the field.<ref>[https://skyvector.com/?ll=-12.808877,15.75&chart=301&zoom=1 SkyVector Aeronautical Charts]</ref>


==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://www.taag.com/en/Destinations/Destination-guide/Country/Angola TAAG Angola destinations]</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 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]].
*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]].

==See also==
*{{Portal-inline|Angola}}
*{{portal-inline|Aviation}}
* [[List of airports in Angola]]
* [[Transport in Angola]]


==References==
==References==
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*{{NWS-current|FNHU}}
*{{NWS-current|FNHU}}
*{{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 - Huambo]


{{Airports in Angola}}
{{Airports in Angola}}

Revision as of 09:23, 29 June 2016

Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport

Nova Lisboa Airport
  • IATA: NOV
  • ICAO: FNHU
    NOV is located in Angola
    NOV
    NOV
    Location of Airport in Angola
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 (Huambo/Albano Machado Airport (Huambo))
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,660 8,727 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2] Landings.com[3] Google Maps[4]

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 the Nova Lisboa Airport, since in colonial times the city was called Nova Lisboa, or New Lisbon.

The Huambo VOR-DME (Ident: VHU) is located on the field.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Diexim Expresso Luanda
TAAG Angola Airlines Catumbela, Luanda, Lubango, Menongue, Ondjiva[6]

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.[7]
  • 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

References

  1. ^ Template:WAD
  2. ^ Airport information for NOV at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "FNHU @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. ^ Google Maps - Huambo
  5. ^ SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
  6. ^ TAAG Angola destinations
  7. ^ "G-AVPW Criminal Occurrence description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

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