Lobito Airport

Lobito Airport Aeroporto do Lobito
IATA: LLT[1] – ICAO: FNLB LLT Location of Lobito Airport in Angola
Summary
Airport type	Military
Location	Lobito, Angola
Elevation AMSL	10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates	12°22′16.5″S 13°32′12.2″E / 12.371250°S 13.536722°ECoordinates: 12°22′16.5″S 13°32′12.2″E / 12.371250°S 13.536722°E
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 1,500 4,920 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[2][3] Landings.com[4]

Lobito Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto do Lobito) (IATA: LLT, ICAO: FNLB) is an airport located in Lobito,^[2] a town and municipality in the Benguela province in Angola.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,500 by 30 metres (4,921 ft × 98 ft).^[2]

Accidents and incidents

• On 15 December 1994, Basler BT-67 N96BF of SL Aviation Services was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident when flight was attempted with insufficient airspeed. Both crew were killed.^[5]
• On 21 August 1995, a Douglas DC-3 which had been converted to turboprop engines was written off at Lobito Airport.^[6]

References

1. "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
2. Airport information for FNLB from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
3. Airport information for FNLB at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
4. "FNLB @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
5. "N96BF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
6. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.

External links

• Photograph of building and tower at Lobito Airport
• Aerial photographs of Lobito Airport
• Accident history for FNLB at Aviation Safety Network
• "FNLB @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com.