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 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Huambo | ||||||||||
| Location | Angola | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,443 ft / 1,659 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°47′10.7″S 15°46′28.3″E | ||||||||||
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  FNNL Location of Huambo Airport in Angola | |||||||||||
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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
Aviation portal- List of airports in Angola
- Transport in Angola
References
- "FNNL @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft B200 Super King Air D2-FFK Bailundo". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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