FNLU
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
FNLU / LAD / FNLU
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
6:46 am (WAT)
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Municipality
Luanda
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Coordinates
8° 51′ 30″ S 13° 13′ 52″ E
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Elevation
238 ft (73 m MSL)
About Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport
Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro, Swahili: Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Quatro de Fevereiro), (IATA: LAD, ICAO: FNLU) is the main international airport of Angola. It is located in the southern part of the capital Luanda, situated in the Luanda Province. Quatro de Fevereiro means 4 February, which is an important national holiday in Angola, marking the start of the armed struggle against the Portuguese colonial regime on 4 February 1961. In 2018, about 5.6 million passengers were handled.
Starting 2024, the airport will be replaced by the new Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport.