Lobito Airport Explained

Lobito Airport
Nativename:	Portuguese: Aeroporto do Lobito
Iata:	LLT
Icao:	FNLB
Pushpin Map:	Angola
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Lobito Airport in Angola
Pushpin Label:	LLT
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Type:	Military
Location:	Lobito, Angola
Elevation-F:	10
Coordinates:	-12.3722°N 13.5375°W
Metric-Rwy:	y
R1-Number:	16/34
R1-Length-M:	1500
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
Footnotes:	Source: DAFIF^[1] GCM Landings.com^[2] Google Maps^[3]

Lobito Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto do Lobito) 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.^[4]
• On 21 August 1995, a Douglas DC-3 that had been converted to turboprop engines was written off at Lobito Airport.

See also

• • • List of airports in Angola
• Transport in Angola

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Lobito
• OurAirports - Lobito
• Photograph of building and tower at Lobito Airport

Notes and References

1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. Web site: FNLB @ aerobaticsweb.org. Landings.com. 31 July 2013.
3. https://www.google.com/maps/@-12.3708724,13.5360504,1991m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Lobito
4. Web site: N96BF Accident description. Aviation Safety Network . 25 June 2010.