Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport , 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
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History
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Location
The airport is located in the north-western suburbs of the city of Livingstone, approximately , by road, from downtown.
The airport sits at above
mean sea level
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Overview
Constructed in 1950, as a domestic airport, it became an international destination due to its proximity to the
Victoria Falls
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, only 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.
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.
Facilities
The airport has two runways. The main runway 10/28 is the longer one. It is long and wide. It is paved and has runway lights.
The shorter runway is 15/33. It is long and wide. It has a paved surface, but it has no runway lights.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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Transport in Zambia This article is about the transport in Zambia.
Railway
There is a total of 2,157 km (2008) of railway track in Zambia.
Principal lines
* Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) – narrow gauge, 846 km Kitwe-Ndola-New Kapiri Mposhi-Kabwe-Lusak ...
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List of airports in Zambia
This is a list of airports in Zambia, sorted by location.
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Livingstone, Zambia
Airports in Zambia
Buildings and structures in Southern Province, Zambia
Buildings and structures completed in 1950
1950 establishments in Northern Rhodesia