AirportsHarry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport is a large airport serving Livingstone, in Southern Province, Zambia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LVI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LVI
- ICAO code
- FLHN
- City
- Livingstone
- State or region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Zambia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.8215° S, 25.8196° E
- Elevation
- 1,006 m (3,302 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LVI means Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FLHN. 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 17.8215° S, 25.8196° E. It stands 1,006 metres (3,302 feet) above sea level.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
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
Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Zambia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 1,372 m 4,501 ft | 30 m | Earth | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Falls International AirportVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe | VFA | 31 km |
| Kasane International AirportKasane, Botswana | BBK | 69 km |
| Katima Mulilo AirportMpacha, Namibia | MPA | 175 km |
| Maun International AirportMaun, Botswana | MUB | 347 km |
| Kariba AirportKariba, Zimbabwe | KAB | 356 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,546 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,576 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,759 km | 7 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,118 km | 10 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,081 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,041 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,804 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,289 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,856 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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