Quatro de Fevereiro Airport

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Quatro de Fevereiro Airport
IATA: LAD - ICAO: FNLU
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Operator		Military of Angola
Serves		Luanda
Elevation AMSL		243 ft (74 m)
Coordinates		08°51′30″S, 13°13′52″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
05/23	12,190	3,716	Asphalt
07/25	8,530	2,600	Asphalt

Quatro de Fevereiro Airport (4 February Airport) (IATA: LAD, ICAO: FNLU) is located in Luanda, the capital city of Angola.

In 2004, the airport served 742,629 passengers.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Jeddah)
Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
Air Namibia (Windhoek)
British Airways (London-Heathrow)
Brussels Airlines (Brussels)
Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa)
OceanAir (São Paulo) (Starting March 2007)
South African Airways (Johannesburg)
TAAG (Accra, Brazzaville, Cabinda, Catumbela, Dundo, Harare, Huambo, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Lisbon, Lubango, Lusaka, Malanje, Menongue, Namibe, Ondjiva, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Pointe Noire, Rio de Janeiro,Sal, São Tomé, Soyo, Windhoek)
TAP Portugal (Lisbon)
World Airways/Sonair (Houston-Intercontinental)

[edit] Incidents and accidents

On 12 February 2000, a Transafrik cargo Boeing 727 crashed upon landing on runway 23. Due to high winds gusting to between 50 and 80 knots, the aircraft had executed a missed approach, and upon the landing flare of the second attempt, witnesses saw the right wing touch the ground.

On May 25, 2003, another 727, US Number plate N844AA, was stolen off the tarmac of the airport. The aircraft was reported to be working for Air Angola at the time. The aircraft had reportedly been in Seychelles and had asked permission to land but had disappeared after that. There is considerable mystery surrounding the plane, as it had been parked on the tarmac for over a year accumulating airport fees exceeding $4,000,000.