Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport

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]

Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport

Livingstone Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
LocationLivingstone, Zambia
Elevation AMSL3,255 ft / 992 m
Coordinates17°49′18″S 25°49′20″E
Websitezacl.co.zm
Map
LVI
Location of the airport in Zambia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,293 7,523 Asphalt
15/33 1,372 4,501 Asphalt

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 geographical coordinates of the airport are:17°49'18.0"S, 25°49'20.0"E (Latitude:-17.821667; Longitude:25.822222).[3] The airport sits at 3,255 feet (992 m) above mean sea level.[4]

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.[5]

Between 2011 and 2017, the government-owned Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL), which operates the airport, renovated and improved the airport infrastructure and facilities.[6][7]

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.[8][9]

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.[10]

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.[10]

The airport also has a helipad, visible on the satellite image.[3] The Livingstone VOR-DME (Ident: VLI) and Harry Nkumbula non-directional beacon (Ident: LI) are located on the field.[11][12]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Nelspruit
British Airways Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo[13]
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Gaborone
Kenya Airways Cape Town, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Mahogany Air Lusaka
Proflight Zambia Lusaka, Kalabo[14]

See also

References
  1. Humphrey Nkonde (6 June 2014). "Zambia: Honouring Zambia's Freedom Fighters" (via AllAfrica.com). Times of Zambia. Ndola, Zambia. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. Google (14 May 2020). "Road Distance Between Downtown Livingstone, Zambia And Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. Google (14 May 2020). "Location of Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. Skyvector (23 April 2020). "Elevation of Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport". Skyvector.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. Google (14 May 2020). "Road Distance Between Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport And Victoria Falls, Zambia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. Times of Zambia (5 December 2011). "Zambia: Mukanga Fumes Over Shoddy Airport Works" (via AllAfrica.com). Times of Zambia. Ndola. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. Mwebantu News (26 November 2017). "Photo Focus Of Newly Completed Construction Of Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport In Livingstone". Lusaka: Mwebantu.news. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. Routes Online (May 2020). "About Livingstone International Airport". Manchester, United Kingdom: Routes Online. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  9. Sita.Aero (21 April 2015). "Taking Zambia Airports Into The Future". Brussels, Belgium: Sita.Aero. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  10. Our Airports (14 May 2020). "The Runways of Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (IATA: LVI)". Ourairports.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. Our Airports (14 May 2020). "Livingstone VOR — Zambia". Ourairports.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  12. Our Airports (14 May 2020). "LZ: Livingstone NDB — Zambia". Ourairports.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  13. Times Live (19 March 2020). "Travel Bans: Comair Reinstates Regional Flights — Except To Mauritius". Times Live. Johannesburg. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  14. Jim Liu (7 November 2018). "ProFlight Zambia Adds Livingstone–Kalabo Route From January 2019". Manchester, United Kingdom: Routes Online. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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