Albano Machado Airport

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 Nova Lisboa Airport, after the former name of the city.

Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport Nova Lisboa Airport
IATA: NOV ICAO: FNHU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Huambo
Elevation AMSL	5,587 ft / 1,703 m
Coordinates	12°48′30″S 15°45′30″E
Map
NOV Location of Airport in Angola
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 2,660 8,727 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Landings.com[3]

Airlines and destinations

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

During July and August 1975, the airport operated as a bridge between Angola and Lisbon while the Angolan Civil War raged around the city. Several airlines operated special flights into the city: Swissair (Douglas DC-10), Transinternational Airlines (Douglas DC-8), TAP Air Portugal (Boeing 707s, 747), Perfect Tours (Boeing 707), and Overseas National Airways (DC-8).^{[citation needed]}

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.

See also

• List of airports in Angola
• Transport in Angola

Gallery

• 
  IL 76 at Huambo Airport in 2007
• 
  Airport restaurant
• 
  TAAG Boing 737-200 ready for boarding in 2007
• 
  Boarding TAAG 737-200 in 2007
• 
  Departing Huambo

References

1. "Airport information for Albano Machado Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
2. Airport information for Albano Machado Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
3. "FNHU @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
4. "TAAG Angola destinations". Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
5. "G-AVPW Criminal Occurrence description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

External links

• Accident history for NOV at Aviation Safety Network
• OurAirports - Albano Machado Airport