Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport
Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport (IATA: LVI, ICAO: FLHN), formerly Livingstone Airport (ICAO: FLLI), is an international airport on the northern edge of Livingstone, Zambia. The airport is named after Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula, who was a leader of the Zambian African National Congress.[1]
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Livingstone, Zambia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,255 ft / 992 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°49′18″S 25°49′20″E / 17.82167°S 25.82222°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | zacl | ||||||||||||||
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Location
editThe airport is located in the north-western suburbs of the city of Livingstone, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi), by road, from downtown.[2] The airport sits at 3,255 feet (992 m) above mean sea level.[3]
Overview
editConstructed in 1950, as a domestic airport, it became an international destination due to its proximity to the Victoria Falls, only 15 kilometres (9 mi) to the south, by road. Between 2011 and 2017, the government-owned Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL), which operates the airport, renovated and improved the airport infrastructure and facilities.[4][5]
The renovations included (a) a new terminal building (b) a new main runway (c) a new apron and (d) new apron lights. The previous airport could handle a maximum of 250,000 passengers a year. The new airport can handle anywhere from 700,000 to one million passengers annually. In 2019, 175,000 passengers passed through the airport.[6][7]
Facilities
editThe airport has two runways. The main runway 10/28 is the longer one. It is 7,520 feet (2,292 m) long and 197 feet (60 m) wide. It is paved and has runway lights.[8] The shorter runway is 15/33. It is 4,501 feet (1,372 m) long and 98 feet (30 m) wide. It has a paved surface, but it has no runway lights.[8]
Airlines and destinations
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Humphrey Nkonde (6 June 2014). "Zambia: Honouring Zambia's Freedom Fighters" (via AllAfrica.com). Times of Zambia. Ndola, Zambia. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "LVI - Livingstone Airport Code | Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport". seabaycargo.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Skyvector (23 April 2020). "Elevation of Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport". Skyvector.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Times of Zambia (5 December 2011). "Zambia: Mukanga Fumes Over Shoddy Airport Works" (via AllAfrica.com). Times of Zambia. Ndola. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Mwebantu News (26 November 2017). "Photo Focus Of Newly Completed Construction Of Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport In Livingstone". Lusaka: Mwebantu.news. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Routes Online (May 2020). "About Livingstone International Airport". Manchester, United Kingdom: Routes Online. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Sita.Aero (21 April 2015). "Taking Zambia Airports Into The Future". Brussels, Belgium: Sita.Aero. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ a b Our Airports (14 May 2020). "The Runways of Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (IATA: LVI)". Ourairports.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Airlink launches new daily service between Jhb and Livingstone". bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Airlink launches new daily service between Jhb and Livingstone". bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "CemAir to service Livingstone to Johannesburg route 7 times weekly". The Business Telegraph. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "FlySafair To Offer Mozambique, Zambia And Zimbabwe Routes".
- ^ "Zambia Airways Adds Johannesburg Flights From June 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Orban, André (29 November 2021). "Ethiopian participates in re-launching of Zambia Airways". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
External links
edit- Airport information for Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for Livingstone Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for Livingstone at NOAA/NWS
