Quelimane Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Quelimane | ||||||||||||||
Location | Quelimane, Mozambique | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 36 ft / 11 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 17°51′19.6″S 36°52′07.3″E / 17.855444°S 36.868694°E | ||||||||||||||
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Quelimane Airport is an airport in Quelimane, Mozambique (IATA: UEL, ICAO: FQQL).
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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LAM Mozambique Airlines | Beira, Maputo, Nampula, Tete |
Statistics
Accidents and incidents
- On 23 February 1944 a Lockheed L-14 CR-AAV of DETA - Direcção de Exploração de Transportes Aéreos crashed on takeoff at Quelimane Airport, killing all 13 on board.[1]
- On 21 April 1988, Douglas C-47A N47FE of African Air Carriers was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident. Both crew were killed,[2] one other person on board was seriously injured.[3] The aircraft may have been shot down.[4]
- On 27 March 1983 a Boeing 737-200 C9-BAB LAM Mozambique Airlines had an Undercarriage failure after landing some 400 metres (1,300 ft) short of the runway at Quelimane Airport. All 110 on board survived.[5]
References
- ^ Accident description for CR-AAV at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
- ^ "N47FE Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ "NTSB Identification: DCA88WA055". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ "Status of commercial piston engined aircraft on Belgian register: past (EDS-XAL)". Skystef. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ Accident description for C9-BAB at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
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