Dundo Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Dundo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,451 ft / 747 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 7°24′05″S20°49′05″E / 7.40139°S 20.81806°E | ||||||||||
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  DUE Location of Airport in Angola | |||||||||||
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Dundo Airport, or Camaquenzo I Airport( IATA : DUE, ICAO : FNDU), is an airport serving the city of Dundo, the capital of Lunda Norte Province in Angola.
The Dundo (Ident: DU) non-directional beacon is located on the field. [5]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Fly Angola | Luanda |
| TAAG Angola Airlines | Luanda [6] |
On 5 January 2001, an Air Gemini Boeing 727 cargo aircraft (registered S9-BAI) ran off the runway upon landing at the airport, following a flight from Luanda, killing one ground worker. The accident occurred because the airplane had touched the ground short of the runway threshold, resulting in a collapsed landing gear and a subsequent skid-off. [7]
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