Negage Airport

Negage Airport (IATA: GXG, ICAO: FNNG) is an airport serving Negage, a town and municipality in Uíge Province in Angola. It was formerly a Portuguese military airbase.

Negage Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesNegage, Angola
Elevation AMSL4,105 ft / 1,251 m
Coordinates7°45′15″S 15°17′15″E
Map
GXG
Location of Negage Airport in Angola
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
09/27 800 2,625 Dirt
Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2] Landings.com[3] Google Maps[4]

The Negage non-directional beacon (Ident NG) is reportedly on the airfield.[5]

History

The present airport was built by the Portuguese Air Force, being inaugurated on 7 February 1961, as the Aerodrome-Base nº 3 (AB3, Aeródromo-Base nº 3). The base had an important role during the Angolan War of Independence. Besides the main airfield at Negage, the AB3 also controlled two satellite maneuver airfields, one at Maquela do Zombo (AM31) and the other at Toto (AM32).

See also

References

  1. Airport information for FNNG from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for GXG at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "FNNG @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. Google Maps - Negage
  5. "World Aero Data: Navaid NEGAGE NDB -- NG". worldaerodata.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.


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