Quelimane Airport

Airport in Quelimane, Mozambique
UEL is located in Mozambique
UEL
UEL
Location of airport in Mozambique
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 2,980 908 Gravel
18/36 5,905 1,800 Asphalt

Quelimane Airport is an airport in Quelimane, Mozambique (IATA: UEL, ICAO: FQQL).

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
LAM Mozambique Airlines Beira, Maputo, Nampula, Tete

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at UEL airport. See Wikidata query.

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

  1. ^ Accident description for CR-AAV at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  2. ^ "N47FE Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  3. ^ "NTSB Identification: DCA88WA055". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Status of commercial piston engined aircraft on Belgian register: past (EDS-XAL)". Skystef. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  5. ^ Accident description for C9-BAB at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
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