AirportsSolwesi Airport is a small airport serving Solwesi, in North-Western Province, Zambia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SLI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SLI
- ICAO code
- FLSW
- City
- Solwesi
- State or region
- North-Western Province
- Country
- Zambia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 12.1737° S, 26.3651° E
- Elevation
- 1,387 m (4,551 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SLI means Solwesi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FLSW. 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 12.1737° S, 26.3651° E. It stands 1,387 metres (4,551 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
Solwesi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,700 metres (8,858 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,700 m 8,858 ft | 37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lubumbashi International AirportLubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | FBM | 142 km |
| Kolwezi AirportKolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | KWZ | 182 km |
| Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International AirportNdola | NLA | 249 km |
| Kamina City AirportKamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | KMN | 411 km |
| Kenneth Kaunda International AirportLusaka | LUN | 417 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,086 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,168 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,215 km | 6 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,535 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,736 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,709 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,696 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,901 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,253 km | 15 h 15 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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