Airports / Angola / NOV
Albano Machado Airport
FNHU / NOVHuambo, AngolaELEV 5,587 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
74 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kuito Airport (SVP).
Overview
Albano Machado Airport (FNHU / NOV) sits in Huambo, Angola, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 5,587 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into NOV for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kuito Airport (SVP, 74 nm), Catumbela Airport (CBT, 135 nm), and Benguela Airport (BUG, 139 nm).
Charter pricing from NOV depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Nova Lisboa Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Huambo.
Field capability
ICAO
FNHU
IATA
NOV
FAA / Local
FNHU
Elevation
5,587 ft
Coordinates
12.8089° S · 15.7605° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Angola fields
state range 15–5,778 ft
At 5,587 ft, NOV sits higher than 86% of the 22 Angola fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 74nmSVPKuito AirportKuito
- 135nmCBTCatumbela AirportCatumbela
- 139nmBUGBenguela AirportBenguela
- 149nmNDDSumbe AirportSumbe
- 159nmSPPMenongue AirportMenongue
- 172nmPBNPorto Amboim AirportPort Amboim
Location
Open the full mapFNHU · Albano Machado Airport · Huambo, Angola