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]
Kariba Airport | |||||||||||
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 Kariba Airport (1959) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | CAAZ[1] | ||||||||||
| Location | Kariba | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,706 ft / 520 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°31′11″S 28°53′06″E / 16.51972°S 28.88500°E | ||||||||||
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  KAB Location of the airport in Zimbabwe | |||||||||||
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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
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Fastjet Zimbabwe | Harare, Victoria Falls[9] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Kariba Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ). Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "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. - ^ Airport information for KAB at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps – Kariba
- ^ "Kariba Airport". Mapcarta. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Kariba NDB (KB) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Calls for Kariba Airport revamp grow louder". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Fastjet announces new domestic routes". Fastjet. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Where we fly: Our route map". Fastjet. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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