Negage Airport

Negage Airport
IATA: GXG ICAO: FNNG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Negage, Angola
Elevation AMSL	4,105 ft / 1,251 m
Coordinates	7°45′15″S 15°17′15″E
Map
GXG Location of Negage Airport in Angola
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

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

• List of airports in Angola
• Transport in Angola

References

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.

External links

• Accident history for GXG at Aviation Safety Network
• OurAirports - Negage