AirportsKenneth Kaunda International Airport is a large airport serving Lusaka, in Lusaka Province, Zambia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LUN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LUN
- ICAO code
- FLKK
- City
- Lusaka
- State or region
- Lusaka Province
- Country
- Zambia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 15.3308° S, 28.4527° E
- Elevation
- 1,152 m (3,779 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,962 m (12,998 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LUN means Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FLKK. 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 15.3308° S, 28.4527° E. It stands 1,152 metres (3,779 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
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,962 metres (12,998 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Zambia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,962 m 12,998 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 823 m 2,700 ft | 30 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kariba AirportKariba, Zimbabwe | KAB | 140 km |
| Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International AirportNdola | NLA | 263 km |
| Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International AirportLivingstone | LVI | 394 km |
| Robert Gabriel Mugabe International AirportHarare, Zimbabwe | HRE | 403 km |
| Victoria Falls International AirportVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe | VFA | 415 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,152 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,186 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,373 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,939 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,132 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,106 km | 19 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,499 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,904 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,848 km | 14 h 45 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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