Lobito Airport

Lobito Airport
Aeroporto do Lobito
Summary
Airport type Military
Location Lobito, Angola
Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 12°22′20″S 13°32′15″E / 12.37222°S 13.53750°E / -12.37222; 13.53750 (Lobito Airport (Lobito))Coordinates: 12°22′20″S 13°32′15″E / 12.37222°S 13.53750°E / -12.37222; 13.53750 (Lobito Airport (Lobito))
Map
LLT
Location of Lobito Airport in Angola
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2] Landings.com[3] Google Maps[4]

Lobito Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto do Lobito) (IATA: LLT, ICAO: FNLB) is an airport serving in Lobito, a town and municipality in the Benguela Province of Angola.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 15 December 1994, Basler BT-67 N96BF of SL Aviation Services was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident when flight was attempted with insufficient airspeed. Both crew were killed.[5]
  • On 21 August 1995, a Douglas DC-3 that had been converted to turboprop engines was written off at Lobito Airport.[6]

See also

References

  1. Airport information for FNLB from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for FNLB at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "FNLB @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. Google Maps - Lobito
  5. "N96BF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  6. Accident history for FNLB at Aviation Safety Network


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