AirportsLubango Mukanka International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lubango, in Huíla Province, Angola. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SDD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SDD
- ICAO code
- FNUB
- City
- Lubango
- State or region
- Huíla Province
- Country
- Angola
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 14.9248° S, 13.5767° E
- Elevation
- 1,761 m (5,778 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,150 m (10,335 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SDD means Lubango Mukanka International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FNUB. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 14.9248° S, 13.5767° E. It stands 1,761 metres (5,778 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Luanda, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lubango Mukanka International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,150 metres (10,335 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 13 airports of Angola on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,150 m 10,335 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Welwitschia Mirabilis International AirportMoçâmedes | MSZ | 158 km |
| Catumbela AirportCatumbela | CBT | 272 km |
| Ngjiva Pereira AirportNgiva | VPE | 326 km |
| Albano Machado AirportHuambo | NOV | 333 km |
| Ondangwa AirportOndangwa, Namibia | OND | 415 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,363 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,510 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,360 km | 8 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,507 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,863 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,772 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,091 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 14,221 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,968 km | 16 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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