Cuango-Luzamba Airport

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Cuango-Luzamba Airport

Aeroporto de Cuango-Luzamba
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorGovernment
Serves Cuango-Luzamba
Elevation  AMSL 2,904 ft / 885 m
Coordinates 9°06′55″S18°03′00″E / 9.11528°S 18.05000°E / -9.11528; 18.05000 Coordinates: 9°06′55″S18°03′00″E / 9.11528°S 18.05000°E / -9.11528; 18.05000
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LZM
Location of airport in Angola
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Direction LengthSurface
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03/211,5955,233Gravel
Source: WAD [1] GCM [2] STV [3] Landings.com [4] Google Maps [5]

Cuango-Luzamba Airport (Portuguese : Aeroporto de Cuango-Luzamba( IATA : LZM, ICAO : FNLZ)) is an airport serving Cuango-Luzamba, in the Lunda Norte Province of Angola. The airport is known for its unrecovered wrecks.

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References

  1. "Airport information for LUZAMBA". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Airport information for FNLZ at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. Airport information for Luzamba Airport at Transport Search website.
  4. "FNLZ @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  5. Google Maps - Cuango