Kariba Airport
Kariba Airport (1959)
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCAAZ[1]
LocationKariba
Elevation AMSL1,706 ft / 520 m
Coordinates16°31′11″S 28°53′06″E / 16.51972°S 28.88500°E / -16.51972; 28.88500
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KAB is located in Zimbabwe
KAB
KAB
Location of the airport in Zimbabwe
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,650 5,413 Asphalt
Sources: WAData[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4]

Kariba Airport (IATA: KAB, ICAO: FVKB) is an international airport serving Kariba, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the town, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the Kariba Dam, the outlet of Lake Kariba.[1][5] The Kariba non-directional beacon (Ident: KB) is 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km) west of the runway.[6]

There have been calls from local politicians and tourism businesses for the modest airport to be refurbished.[7]

Fastjet Zimbabwe announced that they would be introducing scheduled services to Kariba Airport from both Harare and Victoria Falls, commencing in late March 2023.[8]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Fastjet ZimbabweHarare, Victoria Falls[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Kariba Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ). Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Airport information for FVKB". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  3. ^ Airport information for KAB at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ Google Maps - Kariba
  5. ^ "Kariba Airport". Mapcarta. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Kariba NDB (KB) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Calls for Kariba Airport revamp grow louder". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Fastjet announces new domestic routes". Fastjet. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Where we fly: Our route map". Fastjet. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

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