Kalabo Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kalabo, Zambia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,451 ft / 1,052 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°59′55″S22°38′50″E / 14.99861°S 22.64722°E | ||||||||||
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  KLB Location of the airport in Zambia | |||||||||||
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Kalabo Airport( IATA : KLB, ICAO : FLKL) is an airport serving the town of Kalabo, in Kalabo District and surrounding communities in the Western Province of Zambia. [1]
The airport is 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of the town. [2] This is approximately 603.5 kilometres (375 mi), by air, north-west of Lusaka International Airport, the largest civilian airport in the county. [3] The geographical coordinates of Kalabo Airport are: 14°59'55.0"S, 22°38'50.0"E (Latitude:-14.998611; Longitude:22.647222). [4] Te airport sits at an average elevation of 1,052 metres (3,451 ft) above mean sea level. [1]
Kalabo Airport as a single paved runway 10/28 that measures 1,100 metres (3,609 ft) in length. [1]
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