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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Nation city capital at Zambia | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ndola, Zambia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,170 ft / 1,271 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°59′50″S 28°39′50″E / 12.99722°S 28.66389°E | ||||||||||||||
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Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (IATA: NLA, ICAO: FLSK) is an airport located in Copperbelt Province in northern Zambia, in the city of Ndola, near the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was officially known as Ndola Airport before being renamed in 2011 in honour of Simon Kapwepwe, the nation's former vice president.
It lies approximately 272 kilometres (169 mi), by air, north of Lusaka International Airport, the largest airport in Zambia.[1]
It is situated 4,170 feet (1,270 m) above sea level.[2] It has two parallel concrete runways, one measuring 1,214 metres (3,983 ft) and the other measuring 2,515 metres (8,251 ft) in length.
The Ndola non-directional beacon (Ident: NW) is located 4.6 nautical miles (8.5 km) west of the airport. The Ndola VOR-DME (Ident: VND) is located on the field.[3][4]
Overview
Ndola Airport is an airport that serves the city of Ndola and surrounding cities on the copperbelt. It handles domestic and international flights for both passengers and cargo.
On 18 September 1961, a UN charter flight carrying United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld crashed en route to land at Ndola Airport. Hammarskjöld and 15 others died in the crash. Although the cause of the crash has never been completely ascertained, it may have been caused by an aircraft attack.[5] The crash site, 15 km west of the airport, has been turned into the Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines have scheduled passenger service at Ndola International airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Airlink | Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |
| Kenya Airways | Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
| Mahogany Air | Lusaka |
| Proflight Zambia | Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo,[6] Lusaka, Solwezi |
See also
References
- ^ "Distance between Ndola (Airport) and Lusaka (Lusaka) (Zambia)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Information about Ndola Airport - World airport database". www.airport-data.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Ndola NDB (NW) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "Ndola VOR-DME (VND) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ Borger, Julian (26 September 2017). "Plane crash that killed UN boss 'may have been caused by aircraft attack'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285288/proflight-zambia-adds-johannesburg-service-from-sep-2019/
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Ndola
- Accident history for NLA at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for NLA at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for FLSK at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for FLND at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.