Negage Airport

Negage Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesNegage, Angola
Elevation AMSL4,105 ft / 1,251 m
Coordinates7°45′15″S 15°17′15″E / 7.75417°S 15.28750°E / -7.75417; 15.28750 (Negage Airport (Negage))
Map
GXG is located in Angola
GXG
GXG
Location of Negage Airport in Angola
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
09/27 800 2,625 Dirt
Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2] Landings.com[3] Google Maps[4]

Negage Airport (IATA: GXG, ICAO: FNNG) is an airport serving Negage, a town and municipality in Uíge Province in Angola. It was formerly a Portuguese military airbase.

The Negage non-directional beacon (Ident NG) is reportedly on the airfield.[5]

History

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The present airport was built by the Portuguese Air Force, being inaugurated on 7 February 1961, as the Aerodrome-Base nº 3 (AB3, Aeródromo-Base nº 3). The base had an important role during the Angolan War of Independence. Besides the main airfield at Negage, the AB3 also controlled two satellite maneuver airfields, one at Maquela do Zombo (AM31) and the other at Toto (AM32).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Airport information for FNNG[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for GXG at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "FNNG @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. ^ Google Maps - Negage
  5. ^ "World Aero Data: Navaid NEGAGE NDB -- NG". worldaerodata.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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