Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
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| Quatro de Fevereiro Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: LAD - ICAO: FNLU | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Military of Angola | ||
| Serves | Luanda | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 243 ft (74 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05/23 | 12,190 | 3,716 | Asphalt |
| 07/25 | 8,530 | 2,600 | Asphalt |
Quatro de Fevereiro Airport (4th February Airport) (IATA: LAD, ICAO: FNLU) is located in Luanda, the capital city of Angola.
In 2004, the airport served 742,629 passengers.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
- Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Air Gabon (Libreville)
- Air Gemini
- Air Namibia (Windhoek)
- British Airways (London-Heathrow)
- Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa)
- SN Brussels Airlines (Brussels)
- South African Airways (Johannesburg)
- TAAG (All domestic and international destinations)
- TAP Portugal (Lisbon)
- World Airways/Sonair (Houston-Intercontinental)
[edit] Accidents
On 12 February 2000, a Transafrik cargo Boeing 727 crashed upon landing on runway 23. Due to high winds gusting to between 50 and 80 knots, the aircraft had executed a missed approach, and upon the landing flare of the second attempt, witnesses saw the right wing touch the ground.
On May 25, 2003, another 727, US Number plate N84AA, was stolen off the tarmac of the airport. The aircraft was reported to be working for Air Angola at the time. The aircraft had reportedly been in Seychelles and had asked permission to land but had disappeared after that. There is considerable mystery surrounding the plane, as it had been parked on the tarmac for over a year accumulating airport fees exceeding $4,000,000.
[edit] External links
- More information on the missing 727
- World Aero Data airport information for FNLU
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