Livingstone Airport
| Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | FLHN |
| IATA code | LVI |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 1006 m (3301 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 3 miles northwest of Livingstone |
| Basic data | |
| operator | National Airports Corporation Limited |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Runways | |
| 10/28 | 2292 m × 60 m asphalt |
| 15/33 | 1372 m × 30 m bitumen |
The Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (until 2011 Livingstone International Airport ) is the international passenger airport of Livingstone in Zambia . It is located about five kilometers northwest of the city and is the starting point for trips to the Victoria Falls, 15 kilometers away . The airport was completed in the summer of 1950. He served right from the start and the long-haul flights from London to South Africa as a stopping place for BOAC , which until then served the route with flying boats.
The airport has been named after Harry Mwanga Nkumbula since 2011 .
Airlines and connections
The airlines 1Time , Comair and South African Airways connect Livingstone with Johannesburg . Other destinations in South Africa are Mbombela , which is served by South African Airlink . Kenya Airways has been offering flights to / from Nairobi since June 2013 .
Domestically, Proflight Commuter Services flies the cities of Lusaka and Mfue .
Web links
- Nationa Airports Corporation Limited (English)
- AZ World Airports Online (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sata renames three airports. Lusaka Times, September 27, 2011.
- ↑ Innovations in air traffic to South Africa NZZ, August 25, 1950, page F6
- ^ Livingstone International Airport. National Airport Corporation Limited, accessed January 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Kenya Airways: une nouvelle route vers la Zambie. In: Air Journal. March 16, 2013, archived from the original on March 19, 2013 ; Retrieved November 16, 2013 (French).