Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
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Coordinates | 17°49′18″S 25°49′20″E / 17.82167°S 25.82222°E | ||||||||||||||
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Harry Mwanga 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 Mwanga Nkumbula, who was a leader of the Zambian African National Congress.[1]
Location
The airport is located in the north-western suburbs of the city of Livingstone, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi), by road, from downtown.
Overview
Constructed in 1950, as a domestic airport, it became an international destination due to its proximity to the
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 had capacity to handle a maximum of 250,000 passengers a year. The new airport can handle anywhere from 700,000 to one million passengers a year. In 2019, 175,000 passengers passed through the airport.[6][7]
Facilities
The 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
Airlines | Destinations |
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Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[11]
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FlySafair | Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[12] |
Kenya Airways | Cape Town, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
Proflight Zambia | Lusaka |
See also
References
- AllAfrica.com). Times of Zambia. Ndola, Zambia. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "LVI - Livingstone Airport Code | Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport". www.seabaycargo.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Skyvector (23 April 2020). "Elevation of Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport". Skyvector.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- AllAfrica.com). Times of Zambia. Ndola. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Mwebantu News (26 November 2017). "Photo Focus Of Newly Completed Construction Of Harry Mwanga 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". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Airlink launches new daily service between Jhb and Livingstone". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "CemAir to service Livingstone to Johannesburg route 7 times weekly". thebusinesstelegraph. 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
- 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