Albano Machado Airport

Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport
IATA: NOV – ICAO: FNHU NOV Location of Airport in Angola
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Huambo, Angola
Elevation AMSL	5,587 ft / 1,703 m
Coordinates	12°48′32.0″S 15°45′37.4″E / 12.808889°S 15.760389°ECoordinates: 12°48′32.0″S 15°45′37.4″E / 12.808889°S 15.760389°E
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 2,660 8,727 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2] Landings.com[3]

The Albano Machado Airport (IATA: NOV, ICAO: 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.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Diexim Expresso	Luanda
TAAG Angola Airlines	Catumbela, Luanda, Lubango, Menongue, Ondjiva[4]

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.^[5]
• 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.

References

1. Airport information for FNHU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
2. Airport information for NOV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
3. "FNHU @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
4. TAAG Angola Airlines: Destinations Schedule
5. "G-AVPW Criminal Occurrence description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

External links

• Current weather for FNHU at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for NOV at Aviation Safety Network