Chipata Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military/Civilian | ||||||||||
Serves | Chipata, Zambia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,359 ft / 1,024 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°33′25″S32°35′13″E / 13.55694°S 32.58694°E Coordinates: 13°33′25″S32°35′13″E / 13.55694°S 32.58694°E | ||||||||||
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Chipata Airport( IATA : CIP, ICAO : FLCP) is an airport serving Chipata, a city in the Eastern Province of Zambia.
The Chipata non-directional beacon (Ident: CP) is located on the field. [4]
Chipata Airport is in eastern Zambia, near the town of Chipata, approximately 500 kilometres (310 mi), by air, northeast of Lusaka International Airport, the country's largest civilian and military airport. [5]
This location is approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) by road, northwest of the central business district of the town of Chipata. [6]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Proflight Zambia | Lusaka |
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