Lubango Mukanka Airport ( pt, Aeroporto de Lubango) is an airport serving
Lubango, the capital city of the
Huíla Province
Huíla is a province of Angola. It has an area of and a population of 2,497,422 (2014 census). Lubango is the capital of the province. Basket-making is a significant industry in the province; many make baskets out of reeds.
History
From the Port ...
in
Angola
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. The Lubango
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are i ...
(Ident: SB) is located east-northeast of the Rwy 28 threshold.
Airlines and destinations
Military use
The airport houses four
Sukhoi Su-30
The Sukhoi Su-30 (russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C/G/H) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole fighter ...
fighter aircraft.
Incidents and accidents
* On 8 November 1983 a
TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737 crashed shortly after takeoff. All 130 passengers and crew on board were killed.
See also
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List of airports in Angola
This is a list of airports in Angola, sorted by location.
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its ...
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Transport in Angola
Transport in Angola comprises:
Roads
Walking home.jpg, Walking home on EN 105.
Tired are they.jpg, Donkey-drawn carts.
Transportation Jingu.jpg, Three-wheeled motorcycles.
The riches transportation.jpg, Trucks.
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References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Lubango
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Lubango
Buildings and structures in Lubango
Huíla Province
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