Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport

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Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport

Livingstone Airport
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
Location Livingstone, Zambia
Elevation  AMSL 3,255 ft / 992 m
Coordinates 17°49′18″S25°49′20″E / 17.82167°S 25.82222°E / -17.82167; 25.82222
Website zacl.co.zm
Map
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LVI
Location of the airport in Zambia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/282,2937,523Asphalt
15/331,3724,501Asphalt

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]

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Location

The 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

Constructed 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 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]

Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport tarmac pano.jpg
Panoramic view of Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport terminal from the tarmac side

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

AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo, [9] Mbombela [10]
CemAir Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo [11]
FlySafair Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo [12]
Kenya Airways Cape Town, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Proflight Zambia Lusaka
Zambia Airways Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, [13] Lusaka [14]

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References

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  5. ↑ 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.
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  8. 1 2 Our Airports (14 May 2020). "The Runways of Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (IATA: LVI)". Ourairports.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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  10. ↑ "Airlink launches new daily service between Jhb and Livingstone". www.bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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  12. ↑ "FlySafair To Offer Mozambique, Zambia And Zimbabwe Routes".
  13. ↑ "Zambia Airways Adds Johannesburg Flights From June 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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