Luanda, 4 de Fevereiro (LAD/FNLU) Angola
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport | |||
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IATA: LAD – ICAO: FNLU | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Military/Public, Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (4 February Airport) is located in Luanda, the capital city of Angola. | ||
Operator | Military of Angola | ||
Location | 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 |
Luanda - 4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD/FNLU)
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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