Dundo Airport

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Dundo Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
Serves Dundo
Elevation  AMSL 2,451 ft / 747 m
Coordinates 7°24′05″S20°49′05″E / 7.40139°S 20.81806°E / -7.40139; 20.81806 (Dundo Airport (Dundo))
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
DUE
Location of Airport in Angola
Dundo Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
04/222,5008,202Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1] GCM [2] Landings.com [3] Google Maps [4]

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.

Contents

The Dundo (Ident: DU) non-directional beacon is located on the field. [5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Fly Angola Luanda
TAAG Angola Airlines Luanda–Neto [6]

Accidents and incidents

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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References

  1. "Airport information for FNDU". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Airport information for DUE at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "FNDU @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. Google Maps - Dundo
  5. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "TAAG Angola Luanda Neto NW24 Domestic Network Filings". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  7. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-46F S9-BAI Dundo Airport (DUE)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 16 August 2017.