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Luanda 4 De Fevereiro Airport |
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport
Aeroporto Quatro de Fevereiro |
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| IATA: LAD – ICAO: FNLU |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Military / Public |
| Operator |
Military of Angola |
| Location |
Luanda, Angola |
| Elevation AMSL |
243 ft / 74 m |
| Coordinates |
08°51′30″S 013°13′52″E / 8.85833°S 13.23111°E / -8.85833; 13.23111 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 05/23 |
3,716 |
12,190 |
Asphalt |
| 07/25 |
2,600 |
8,530 |
Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF |
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Quatro de Fevereiro or Aeroporto 4 de Fevereiro) (IATA: LAD, ICAO: FNLU) is located in Luanda, a city in the Luanda Province and the capital of Angola. Quatro de Fevereiro is Portuguese for February 4th, a national holiday in Angola marking the start of the armed struggle against the Portuguese colonial regime on 4 February 1961. Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 243 feet (74 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 05/23 is 3,716 by 45 metres (12,192 × 148 ft) and 07/25 is 2,600 by 60 metres (8,530 × 197 ft).
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Aeroflot |
Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Air France |
Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air Gemini |
Benguela, Cabinda, Catoca, Dundo, Huambo, Lubango, Lucapa, Luena, Mbanza Congo, Ondjiva, Saurimo, Nzagi |
| Air Mali |
Abidjan, Bamako |
| Air Namibia |
Windhoek |
| British Airways |
London-Heathrow |
| Brussels Airlines |
Brussels |
| Diexim Expresso |
Benguela, Huambo, Lubango, Soyo |
| Delta Air Lines |
Atlanta [begins 21 January] |
| Emirates |
Dubai |
| Ethiopian Airlines |
Addis Ababa |
| Hainan Airlines |
Beijing-Capital, Dubai |
| Kenya Airways |
Nairobi |
| LAM Mozambique Airlines |
Maputo |
| Lufthansa |
Frankfurt |
| SonAir |
Benguela, Cabinda, Catumbela, Lubango, Ondjiva, Soyo |
| South African Airways |
Johannesburg |
| STP Airways operated by EuroAtlantic Airways |
São Tomé |
| TAAG Angola Airlines |
Bangui, Beijing-Capital, Brazzaville, Cabinda, Cape Town, Catumbela, Dubai, Dundo, Harare, Havana, Huambo, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Lisbon, Lubango, Luena, Lusaka, Malanje, Maputo, M'Banza Congo, Menongue, Namibe, Ondjiva, Praia, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Sal, São Paulo-Guarulhos, São Tomé, Soyo, Saurimo, Windhoek |
| TAP Portugal |
Lisbon |
Charter
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| SonAir operated by Atlas Air |
Houston-Intercontinental |
| TAAG Angola Airlines |
Salvador, Recife [seasonal] |
Incidents and 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, a Boeing 727-223 with the registration number N844AA, which had been parked at the airport for over a year, was stolen in mysterious circumstances.
On 27 June 2009, a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER G-RAES was damaged after a collision with another aircraft while it was parked.
On 31 January 2010, Guicango Yakovlev Yak-40 D2-FES suffered the collapse of all landing gears on landing after a flight from Cabinda.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Angola
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| ICAO ID |
FNLU
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| Time |
UTC+1
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| Latitude |
-8.858375
08° 51' 30.15" S
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| Longitude |
13.231178
013° 13' 52.24" E
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| Elevation |
243 feet
74 meters
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| Type |
Joint (Civil and Military)
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| Magnetic Variation |
005° W (05/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Communications
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| TWR |
118.1
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| GND |
121.9
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| APP |
119.1
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| A/G VOICE RDO |
129.5
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| Communications Remarks |
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| A/G |
(CIV)
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 05/23 |
12190 x 148 feet
3716 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| 07/25 |
8530 x 197 feet
2600 x 60 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
|
| VOR-DME |
VNA |
LUANDA |
074X |
112.7 |
1.2 NM |
238.5
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| NDB |
LU |
LUANDA |
- |
258 |
5.8 NM |
227.7
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Other Fluids |
LHOX, Low and high pressure oxygen servicing
LOX, Liquid oxygen servicing
OX, Indicates oxygen servicing when type of servicing is unknown
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Lgtd oil derricks on and in vcnty of arpt.
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| FUEL |
(NC-100LL, A1)
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| MISC |
Wx.
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