AirportsKasama Airport is a small airport serving Kasama, in Northern Province, Zambia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KAA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KAA
- ICAO code
- FLKS
- City
- Kasama
- State or region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Zambia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 10.2102° S, 31.1230° E
- Elevation
- 1,384 m (4,541 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,874 m (6,148 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KAA means Kasama Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FLKS. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.2102° S, 31.1230° E. It stands 1,384 metres (4,541 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lusaka, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kasama Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,874 metres (6,148 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Zambia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,874 m 6,148 ft | not listed | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Songwe AirportMbeya, Tanzania | MBI | 276 km |
| Mfuwe International AirportMfuwe | MFU | 350 km |
| Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International AirportNdola | NLA | 418 km |
| Lubumbashi International AirportLubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | FBM | 421 km |
| Kamuzu International AirportLumbadzi, Malawi | LLW | 492 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,553 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,616 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,738 km | 6 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,499 km | 9 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,999 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,944 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,162 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,349 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,015 km | 15 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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