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Nova Lisboa Airport, now formally known as Albano Machado Airport, serves Huambo in central Angola from a single long hard-surfaced runway sitting at an unusually high elevation of 5,577 feet. For the simulator pilot, it offers an interesting high-altitude operating environment on the African plateau, with a single AFIS frequency providing traffic information.
Nova Lisboa Airport lies at Huambo, the capital of Huambo Province in central Angola. The field is now officially named Albano Machado Airport, though the older name Nova Lisboa persists in reference to the city's former colonial-era name. It is a medium-sized airport with one very long runway, sitting at a field elevation of 5,577 feet, which makes it a notable high-altitude destination for simulator pilots used to lower, sea-level fields.
The airport is situated at Huambo in Huambo Province, Angola, at coordinates 12.8 South, 15.75 East. No further detail on the surrounding airspace class or controlled zones is available.
The airport has a single physical runway, 11/29, measuring 8,718 feet in length with a hard surface and runway lighting. There is no ILS installed.
An AFIS service is provided on 118.3 MHz. No ILS or other instrument approach aids are noted for the field.
The airport was originally known as Nova Lisboa Airport, taking its name from the city of Huambo's former colonial-era designation of Nova Lisboa. It has since been renamed Albano Machado Airport, though the older name remains in common use and appears in aeronautical references.
