AirportsKariba Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kariba, in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KAB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KAB
- ICAO code
- FVKB
- City
- Kariba
- State or region
- Mashonaland West Province
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 16.5198° S, 28.8850° E
- Elevation
- 520 m (1,706 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,650 m (5,413 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KAB means Kariba Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FVKB. 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 16.5198° S, 28.8850° E. It stands 520 metres (1,706 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kafue, about 112 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Harare, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kariba Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,650 metres (5,413 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,650 m 5,413 ft | 15 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Kaunda International AirportLusaka, Zambia | LUN | 140 km |
| Robert Gabriel Mugabe International AirportHarare | HRE | 282 km |
| Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International AirportLivingstone, Zambia | LVI | 356 km |
| Victoria Falls International AirportVictoria Falls | VFA | 368 km |
| Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International AirportBulawayo | BUQ | 390 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,209 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,229 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,459 km | 7 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,079 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,250 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,223 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,466 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,936 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,724 km | 14 h 35 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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