# Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD / FNLU)

**Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport** (IATA: LAD, ICAO: FNLU) is a large airport in Luanda, Luanda Province, Angola. It opened in 1954. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,716 m (12,190 ft). It is operated by ENANA. In 2009 it handled 2.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fnlu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LAD / FNLU
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: ENANA
- Serves: Luanda, Luanda Province, Angola
- Opened: 1954
- Elevation: 74 m / 243 ft
- Coordinates: -8.8584, 13.2312
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,716 m / 12,190 ft
- Passengers: 2,430,794 (2009)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Luanda
- Website: https://angolaairport.net
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatro_de_Fevereiro_Airport (34 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598002
- Weather station: FNLU · WMO 66160
- Ident: FNLU

## Timeline

- 1954: Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport opens.
- 15 Nov 2000: 2000 ASA Pesada Antonov An-24 crash. 57 killed.
- 25 May 2003: 2003 Angola Boeing 727 disappearance.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,716 m / 12,190 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 047° / 227° | yes |
| 07/25 | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 068° / 248° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | 882,749 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 2,430,794 | Wikidata |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (7)

- GGL [Aeronáutica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeronautica)
- AGO [Angola Air Charter](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/angola-air-charter)
- [Diexim Expresso](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/diexim-expresso)
- [Heli Malongo Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/heli-malongo-airways)
- SOR [SonAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sonair)
- DT [TAAG Angola Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/taag-angola-airlines)
- PQ [Transafrik International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transafrik-international)

Former hub of [Aero Tropical](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-tropical), [Air Gemini](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-gemini), [Alada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alada), [Fly540 Angola](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly540-angola), [Sociedade de Aviação Ligeira](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sociedade-de-aviacao-ligeira).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.4M (2009) | #524 of 3,974 | #24 in Africa |  |
| Longest runway | 3,716 m / 12,190 ft | #266 of 29,858 | #28 in Africa | #2 in AO |
| Elevation | 74 m / 243 ft | =32,847 of 43,403 | =2,734 in Africa | #63 in AO |
| Age | Opened 1954 | =4,023 of 15,079 | =52 in Africa | #1 in AO |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in AO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | A/G VOICE RDO | 129.500 |
| APP | APP | 119.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [NBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fnbj.md) Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport · 36 km / 23 mi
- [FN19](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fn19.md) Cabo Ledo Air Base · 88 km / 55 mi
- [AZZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fnam.md) Ambriz Airport · 111 km / 69 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fnlu/data