Lusaka City Airport

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Lusaka City Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Serves Lusaka
Elevation  AMSL 4,200 ft / 1,280 m
Coordinates 15°24′50″S28°19′50″E / 15.41389°S 28.33056°E / -15.41389; 28.33056
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
FLLC
Location in Zambia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
08/262,0106,594Asphalt
Sources: WAD [1] GCM [2] Google Maps [3]

Lusaka City Airport( ICAO : FLLC) is a military airport serving Lusaka, Zambia. It is used by the Zambian Air Force and the government, while international and commercial traffic is served by Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. [4]

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Runway 08 has an unusual 360 metres (1,181 ft) displaced threshold (no touchdown section), located 310 metres (1,017 ft) past the normal threshold. [5]

The Lusaka VOR-DME (Ident: VLS) is located 7.3 nautical miles (13.5 km) northeast of the airport. [6] There are numerous non-directional beacons in the area associated with approaches to the nearby international airport.

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References

  1. ↑ "Airport information for FLLC". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ↑ Airport information for Lusaka City Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ "Lusaka City Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Growing Zambian Air Force playing a regional role". defenceweb.co.za. 2016. Retrieved 19 Mar 2017.
  5. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  6. ↑ "Lusaka VOR-DME (VLS) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.


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