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| name = Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
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| footnotes = Source: GCM<ref>{{GCM|LVI|Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport}}</ref> Google Maps<ref>{{cite web |title=Livingstone |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-17.8234462,25.8185818,7441m/data=!3m1!1e3 |website=Google Maps |publisher=Google |accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref>
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'''Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport''' {{airport codes|LVI|FLHN}}, formerly '''Livingstone Airport''' (ICAO: '''FLLI'''), is an international airport on the northern edge of [[Livingstone, Zambia]]. The airport is named after [[Harry Nkumbula|Harry Mwanga Nkumbula]], who was a leader of the [[Zambian African National Congress]]. It is the closest Zambian airport to the [[Victoria Falls, Zambia|Victoria Falls]].
'''Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport''' {{airport codes|LVI|FLHN}}, formerly '''Livingstone Airport''' (ICAO: '''FLLI'''), is an international airport on the northern edge of [[Livingstone, Zambia]]. The airport is named after [[Harry Nkumbula|Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula]], who was a leader of the [[Zambian African National Congress]].<ref name="1R">{{cite web| url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201406080023.html |date= 6 June 2014 |title=Zambia: Honouring Zambia's Freedom Fighters | newspaper=[[Times of Zambia]] |author=Humphrey Nkonde |
access-date=14 May 2020 |location=Ndola, Zambia |
format=via [[AllAfrica.com]]}}</ref>


==Location==
In 2017, the renovation and expansion of the airport was completed. <ref>[https://mwebantu.news/photo-focus-newly-completed-construction-harry-mwanga-nkumbula-international-airport-livingstone/ Livingstone Airport construction completed] Mwebantu News</ref>
The airport is located in the north-western suburbs of the city of Livingstone, approximately {{convert|5|km|0}}, by road, from downtown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LVI - Livingstone Airport Code {{!}} Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport |url=https://www.seabaycargo.com/airport-code/lvi-harry-mwanga-nkumbula-international-airport.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=seabaycargo.com}}</ref> The airport sits at {{convert|3255|ft|0}} above [[mean sea level]].<ref name="4R">{{cite web|publisher=Skyvector.com | url=https://skyvector.com/airport/FLHN/Harry-Mwaanga-Nkumbula-Airport |title=Elevation of Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport |author=Skyvector |date=23 April 2020 |access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref>


==Overview==
The Livingstone [[VOR-DME]] (Ident: '''VLI''') and Harry Nkumbula [[non-directional beacon]] (Ident: '''LI''') are located on the field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ourairports.com/navaids/VLI/Livingstone_VOR_ZM/|title=Livingstone VOR (VLI) @ OurAirports|website=ourairports.com|access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ourairports.com/navaids/LZ/Livingstone_NDB_ZM/|title=Livingstone NDB (LZ) @ OurAirports|website=ourairports.com|access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref>
Constructed in 1950, as a domestic airport, it became an international destination due to its proximity to the [[Victoria Falls, Zambia|Victoria Falls]], only {{convert|15|km|0}} to the south, by road. Between 2011 and 2017, the government-owned ''Zambia Airports Corporation Limited'' (''ZACL''), which operates the airport, renovated and improved the airport infrastructure and facilities.<ref name="6R">{{cite web|newspaper=[[Times of Zambia]] | url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201112050744.html |date=5 December 2011 |title=Zambia: Mukanga Fumes Over Shoddy Airport Works |author=Times of Zambia |location=Ndola |format=via [[AllAfrica.com]] |access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="7R">{{cite web |url=https://mwebantu.news/photo-focus-newly-completed-construction-harry-mwanga-nkumbula-international-airport-livingstone/ |title=Photo Focus Of Newly Completed Construction Of Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport In Livingstone |publisher=Mwebantu.news |date=26 November 2017 |author=Mwebantu News |access-date=14 May 2020 |location=Lusaka |archive-date=25 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625050559/https://mwebantu.news/photo-focus-newly-completed-construction-harry-mwanga-nkumbula-international-airport-livingstone/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The renovations included (a) a new terminal building (b) a new main runway (c) a new apron and (d) new apron lights. The previous airport could handle a maximum of 250,000 passengers a year. The new airport can handle anywhere from 700,000 to one million passengers annually. In 2019, 175,000 passengers passed through the airport.<ref name="8R">{{cite web| url=https://www.routesonline.com/airports/6535/harry-mwanga-nkumbula-international-airport-livingstone/about/ |title=About Livingstone International Airport |publisher=Routes Online | date=May 2020 |author=Routes Online |access-date=14 May 2020 | location=Manchester, United Kingdom}}</ref><ref name="9R">{{cite web |url=https://www.sita.aero/resources/type/customers-stories/zambia-airports |title=Taking Zambia Airports Into The Future |publisher=Sita.Aero |date=21 April 2015 |author=Sita.Aero |access-date=14 May 2020 |location=Brussels, Belgium |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125231425/https://www.sita.aero/resources/type/customers-stories/zambia-airports |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{wide image|File:Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport tarmac pano.jpg|900px|Panoramic view of Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport terminal from the tarmac side}}

==Facilities==
The airport has two runways. The main runway 10/28 is the longer one. It is {{convert|7520|ft|0}} long and {{convert|197|ft|0}} wide. It is paved and has runway lights.<ref name="10R">{{cite web|url=https://ourairports.com/airports/FLLI/runways.html | title=The Runways of Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (IATA: LVI) |publisher=Ourairports.com |date=14 May 2020 | author=Our Airports |access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref> The shorter runway is 15/33. It is {{convert|4501|ft|0}} long and {{convert|98|ft|0}} wide. It has a paved surface, but it has no runway lights.<ref name="10R"/>


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport-dest-list
{{Airport-dest-list
|[[Airlink]] | [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Airlink launches new daily service between Jhb and Livingstone|url=https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/748/215117.html|access-date=2021-04-23|website=bizcommunity.com|language=en}}</ref> [[Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport|Mbombela]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Airlink launches new daily service between Jhb and Livingstone|url=https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/748/215117.html|access-date=2021-04-23|website=bizcommunity.com|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Airlink]] | [[Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport|Nelspruit]]
|[[CemAir]]| [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo]]<ref>{{cite web |title=CemAir to service Livingstone to Johannesburg route 7 times weekly |url=https://thebusinesstelegraph.com/2022/10/17/cemair-to-service-livingstone-to-johannesburg-route-7-times-weekly/ |website=The Business Telegraph |access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
|[[British Airways]] | [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo]]
|[[FlySafair]] | [[O. R. Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/flysafair-offer-mozambique-zambia-zimbabwe-routes |title=FlySafair To Offer Mozambique, Zambia And Zimbabwe Routes}}</ref>
|[[Ethiopian Airlines]] | [[Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]], [[Sir Seretse Khama International Airport|Gaborone]]
|[[Kenya Airways]] | [[Cape Town International Airport|Cape Town]], [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]
|[[Kenya Airways]] | [[Cape Town International Airport|Cape Town]], [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]|[[Proflight Zambia]] |[[Kenneth Kaunda International Airport|Lusaka]]
|[[Zambia Airways]] | [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Zambia Airways Adds Johannesburg Flights From June 2022 |url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220428-znjun22jnb |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> [[Kenneth Kaunda International Airport|Lusaka]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Orban |first1=André |title=Ethiopian participates in re-launching of Zambia Airways |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/zambia-airways/ethiopian-participates-in-launching-of-zambia-airways/ |website=Aviation24.be |date=29 November 2021 |access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref>
|[[Mahogany Air]] | [[Kenneth Kaunda International Airport|Lusaka]]<ref>https://www.mahoganyair.com/</ref>
|[[Proflight Zambia]] | [[ Kalabo Airport|Kalabo]],<ref>https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/281398/proflight-zambia-adds-livingstone-kalabo-route-from-jan-2019/</ref> [[Lusaka International Airport|Lusaka]]
|[[South African Airways]] | [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo]] (ends 29 February 2020)
}}
}}


==See also==
==See also ==
*[[Transport in Zambia]]
*[[Transport in Zambia]]
*[[List of airports in Zambia]]
*[[List of airports in Zambia]]
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{GCM|LVI|Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport}}
*[https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=13/-17.8266/25.8128 OpenStreetMap - Livingstone]
*{{ASN|LVI|Livingstone Airport}}
*{{ASN|LVI|Livingstone Airport}}
*[https://skyvector.com/airport/FLHN/Harry-Mwaanga-Nkumbula-Airport SkyVector - Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport]
*{{NWS-current|FLHN|Livingstone}}
*{{NWS-current|FLHN|Livingstone}}


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Latest revision as of 09:12, 9 September 2024

Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport

Livingstone Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
LocationLivingstone, Zambia
Elevation AMSL3,255 ft / 992 m
Coordinates17°49′18″S 25°49′20″E / 17.82167°S 25.82222°E / -17.82167; 25.82222
Websitezacl.co.zm
Map
LVI is located in Zambia
LVI
LVI
Location of the airport in Zambia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,293 7,523 Asphalt
15/33 1,372 4,501 Asphalt

Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport (IATA: LVI, ICAO: FLHN), formerly Livingstone Airport (ICAO: FLLI), is an international airport on the northern edge of Livingstone, Zambia. The airport is named after Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula, who was a leader of the Zambian African National Congress.[1]

Location

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The airport is located in the north-western suburbs of the city of Livingstone, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi), by road, from downtown.[2] The airport sits at 3,255 feet (992 m) above mean sea level.[3]

Overview

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Constructed in 1950, as a domestic airport, it became an international destination due to its proximity to the Victoria Falls, only 15 kilometres (9 mi) to the south, by road. Between 2011 and 2017, the government-owned Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL), which operates the airport, renovated and improved the airport infrastructure and facilities.[4][5]

The renovations included (a) a new terminal building (b) a new main runway (c) a new apron and (d) new apron lights. The previous airport could handle a maximum of 250,000 passengers a year. The new airport can handle anywhere from 700,000 to one million passengers annually. In 2019, 175,000 passengers passed through the airport.[6][7]

Panoramic view of Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport terminal from the tarmac side

Facilities

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The airport has two runways. The main runway 10/28 is the longer one. It is 7,520 feet (2,292 m) long and 197 feet (60 m) wide. It is paved and has runway lights.[8] The shorter runway is 15/33. It is 4,501 feet (1,372 m) long and 98 feet (30 m) wide. It has a paved surface, but it has no runway lights.[8]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Airlink Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo,[9] Mbombela[10]
CemAir Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[11]
FlySafair Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[12]
Kenya Airways Cape Town, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Proflight Zambia Lusaka
Zambia Airways Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo,[13] Lusaka[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Humphrey Nkonde (6 June 2014). "Zambia: Honouring Zambia's Freedom Fighters" (via AllAfrica.com). Times of Zambia. Ndola, Zambia. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "LVI - Livingstone Airport Code | Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport". seabaycargo.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ Skyvector (23 April 2020). "Elevation of Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport". Skyvector.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ Times of Zambia (5 December 2011). "Zambia: Mukanga Fumes Over Shoddy Airport Works" (via AllAfrica.com). Times of Zambia. Ndola. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ Mwebantu News (26 November 2017). "Photo Focus Of Newly Completed Construction Of Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport In Livingstone". Lusaka: Mwebantu.news. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. ^ Routes Online (May 2020). "About Livingstone International Airport". Manchester, United Kingdom: Routes Online. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. ^ Sita.Aero (21 April 2015). "Taking Zambia Airports Into The Future". Brussels, Belgium: Sita.Aero. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b Our Airports (14 May 2020). "The Runways of Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (IATA: LVI)". Ourairports.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Airlink launches new daily service between Jhb and Livingstone". bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Airlink launches new daily service between Jhb and Livingstone". bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  11. ^ "CemAir to service Livingstone to Johannesburg route 7 times weekly". The Business Telegraph. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  12. ^ "FlySafair To Offer Mozambique, Zambia And Zimbabwe Routes".
  13. ^ "Zambia Airways Adds Johannesburg Flights From June 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  14. ^ Orban, André (29 November 2021). "Ethiopian participates in re-launching of Zambia Airways". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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