# Albano Machado Airport (NOV)

> Huambo, AO · IATA: NOV · ICAO: FNHU · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `NOV` |
| ICAO | `FNHU` |
| City | Huambo |
| Country | AO |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1703 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -12.80890, 15.76050 |

## Description

Set in Angola's central agricultural highlands at roughly 1,700 m elevation, Albano Machado Airport (NOV) serves the maize-, bean- and coffee-growing province of Huambo. Its role is overwhelmingly domestic, linking the city to Luanda and other provincial capitals. Meaningful air cargo is scarce: there is no specialised freight terminal, and goods travel as belly cargo or are consolidated for international export through NBJ near Luanda. The genuine logistics asset here is the Benguela Railway (CFB), which connects Huambo to the Atlantic port of Lobito and onward to the DRC and Zambia. That rail corridor, not the runway, is what carries the region's heavier flows. For forwarders, NOV is best read as a passenger and regional station rather than a cargo point.

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