Airports / Angola / SVP
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
74 nm
To the nearest alternate
Albano Machado Airport (NOV).
Overview
Located in Kuito, Angola, Kuito Airport (FNKU / SVP) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 5,618 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
SVP has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Albano Machado Airport (NOV, 74 nm), Menongue Airport (SPP, 143 nm), and Malanje Airport (MEG, 177 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SVP vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SVP, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FNKU
IATA
SVP
FAA / Local
FNKU
Elevation
5,618 ft
Coordinates
12.4046° S · 16.9474° 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
No
Elevation vs Angola fields
state range 15–5,778 ft
At 5,618 ft, SVP sits higher than 91% 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.
- 74nmNOVAlbano Machado AirportHuambo
- 143nmSPPMenongue AirportMenongue
- 177nmMEGMalanje AirportMalanje
- 177nmLUOLuena AirportLuena
- 197nmNDDSumbe AirportSumbe
- 203nmCBTCatumbela AirportCatumbela
Location
Open the full mapFNKU · Kuito Airport · Kuito, Angola