AirportsKatima Mulilo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mpacha, in Zambezi Region, Namibia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MPA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MPA
- ICAO code
- FYKM
- City
- Mpacha
- State or region
- Zambezi Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 17.6343° S, 24.1767° E
- Elevation
- 958 m (3,144 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,292 m (7,520 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MPA means Katima Mulilo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FYKM. 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 17.6343° S, 24.1767° E. It stands 958 metres (3,144 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Livingstone, about 179 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Windhoek, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Katima Mulilo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,292 metres (7,520 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 8 airports of Namibia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,292 m 7,520 ft | 39 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kasane International AirportKasane, Botswana | BBK | 107 km |
| Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International AirportLivingstone, Zambia | LVI | 175 km |
| Victoria Falls International AirportVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe | VFA | 183 km |
| Shakawe AirportShakawe, Botswana | SWX | 261 km |
| Maun International AirportMaun, Botswana | MUB | 271 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,662 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,705 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,843 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,049 km | 10 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,931 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,885 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,975 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,427 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,993 km | 14 h 55 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.