Lubango Mukanka Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto de Lubango) (IATA: SDD, ICAO: FNUB) is an airport serving Lubango, the capital city of the Huíla Province in Angola. The Lubango non-directional beacon (Ident: SB) is located 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) east-northeast of the Rwy 28 threshold.[5]
Lubango Mukanka Airport Aeroporto de Lubango | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Lubango | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 5,778 ft / 1,761 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 14°55′30″S 13°34′30″E / 14.92500°S 13.57500°E | ||||||||||
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SDD Location of Airport in Angola | |||||||||||
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Airlines | Destinations |
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TAAG Angola Airlines | Catumbela, Huambo, Luanda, Ondjiva, Windhoek–Hosea Kutako |
The airport houses four Sukhoi Su-30 fighter aircraft.[6]
Four Su-30 multi-role fighters have been delivered to Angola as of October 2018, as confirmed by satellite imagery. The aircraft are part of a $1 billion deal for 12 airframes signed with Russia in 2013. Fresh satellite imagery captured the aircraft parked on the apron at the Lubango civil-military airport in the Huila province.