Lubango Mukanka Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto de Lubango) (IATA: SDD, ICAO: FNUB) is an airport serving Lubango, the capital city of the Huíla Province in Angola. The Lubango non-directional beacon (Ident: SB) is located 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) east-northeast of the Rwy 28 threshold.[5]
Lubango Mukanka Airport Aeroporto de Lubango | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lubango | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,778 ft / 1,761 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°55′30″S 13°34′30″E / 14.92500°S 13.57500°E | ||||||||||
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  SDD Location of Airport in Angola | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| TAAG Angola Airlines | Catumbela, Huambo, Luanda, Ondjiva |
Military use
editThe airport houses four Sukhoi Su-30 fighter aircraft.[6]
Incidents and accidents
edit- On 8 November 1983 a TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737 crashed shortly after takeoff. All 130 passengers and crew on board were killed.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Airport information for FNUB[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for SDD at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "FNUB @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Google Maps - Lubango
- ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Bellingcat Investigation Team (14 November 2018). "Angola Takes Delivery of Four Su-30KN". Bellingcat.
Four Su-30 multi-role fighters have been delivered to Angola as of October 2018, as confirmed by satellite imagery. The aircraft are part of a $1 billion deal for 12 airframes signed with Russia in 2013. Fresh satellite imagery captured the aircraft parked on the apron at the Lubango civil-military airport in the Huila province.
External links
edit- OurAirports - Lubango
- Current weather for FNUB at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SDD at Aviation Safety Network
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