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Coordinates: 12°48′30″S 15°45′30″E / 12.80833°S 15.75833°E / -12.80833; 15.75833
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport
| nativename = Nova Lisboa Airport
| image =
| IATA = NOV
| ICAO = FNHU
|pushpin_map= Angola
|pushpin_mapsize=200
|pushpin_mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg
|pushpin_label=NOV
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Airport in Angola
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator =
| city-served = [[Huambo]]
| location =
| elevation-f = 5587
| elevation-m =
|coordinates = {{coord|12|48|30|S|15|45|30|E|region:AO|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 11/29
| r1-length-m = 2660
| r1-length-f =
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| 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>
}}

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>{{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>

==Airlines and destinations==
{{airport-dest-list
|[[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://www.taag.com/en/Destinations/Destination-guide/Country/Angola TAAG Angola destinations]</ref>
}}

In 1975 during the months of July and August, the airport operated as a bridge between Angola and Lisbon while the Angolan Civil War raged around the city. Several airlines operated special flights such as Swissair with a Douglass Aircraft DC-10, Transinternational Airlines with a Douglass Aircraft DC-8, TAP Portugal with Boeing 707s and sometimes with a Boeing 747, and Perfect Tours with a Boeing 707

==Accidents and incidents==
*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]].

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

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:IL76 at Huambo Airport.jpg|IL 76 at Huambo Airport in 2007
File:Restaurant Interior Huambo Airport Angola.jpg
File:TAAG 737-200 Huambo.jpg|TAAG Boing 737-200 ready for boarding in 2007
File:Boarding 737-200 Huambo.jpg|Boarding TAAG 737-200 in 2007
File:Departing Huambo.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NWS-current|FNHU}}
*{{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}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Albano Machado Airport}}
[[Category:Airports in Angola]]
[[Category:Huambo]]


{{Angola-airport-stub}}

Revision as of 15:01, 29 August 2018

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: 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]

In 1975 during the months of July and August, the airport operated as a bridge between Angola and Lisbon while the Angolan Civil War raged around the city. Several airlines operated special flights such as Swissair with a Douglass Aircraft DC-10, Transinternational Airlines with a Douglass Aircraft DC-8, TAP Portugal with Boeing 707s and sometimes with a Boeing 747, and Perfect Tours with a Boeing 707

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

Gallery

  • IL 76 at Huambo Airport in 2007
    IL 76 at Huambo Airport in 2007
  • 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

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: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ^ TAAG Angola destinations
  7. ^ "G-AVPW Criminal Occurrence description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

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