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{{Distinguish|Lusaka City Airport}}
{{Infobox airport
| name        = Kenneth Kaunda<br>International Airport
| nativename  =
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r =
| image        = Lusaka International Airport.jpg
| image-width  = 250px
| caption      =
| IATA        = LUN
| ICAO        = FLKK
<center>{{Location map|Zambia|width=200|float=center
|caption=|mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg|marksize=10
|label=LUN|position=right
|lat_deg=15|lat_min=19|lat_sec=50|lat_dir=S
|lon_deg=28|lon_min=27|lon_sec=09|lon_dir=E
}}<small>Location of the airport in Zambia</small></center>
| type        = Civilian and military
| owner        =
| operator    = Zambia Airports Corporation Limited <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lun.aero/|title=CopperNET Solutions Limited!|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2015}}</ref>
| city-served  = [[Lusaka]]
| location    = [[Lusaka]], Zambia
| hub          =
[[Proflight Zambia]]
</div>
| elevation-f  = 3,779
| elevation-m  = 1,152
| coordinates  = {{Coord|15|19|50|S|28|27|09|E|type:airport|display=title,inline}}
| website      =
| metric-elev  =
| metric-rwy  =
| r1-number    = 10/28
| r1-length-f  = 12,998
| r1-length-m  = 3,962
| r1-surface  = [[Asphalt]]
| r2-number    = 15/33
| r2-length-f  = 2,700
| r2-length-m  = 823
| r2-surface  = Grass
| stat-year    = 2012
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data  = 787,000
| stat2-header =
| stat2-data  =
| footnotes    = Sources: National Airport Corporation Limited (NACL)<ref name="daily-mail1">http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/business/17215</ref>
}}


'''Kenneth Kaunda International Airport''' {{Airport codes|LUN|FLKK}} is an [[international airport]] in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]. It was officially known as '''Lusaka International Airport''' before being renamed in 2011 in honour of [[Kenneth Kaunda]], the nation's first president. The airport has a capacity of two million passengers per year.<ref name="daily-mail1"/>
==Location==
The airport is located off the ''Great East Road'', approximately {{convert|14|km|mi}} northeast of the central business district of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia.<ref>{{cite news | author= | title=Lusaka | url=http://www.zambiatourism.com/travel/cities/lusaka.htm | work=Zambia Tourism Board | year=2012 | accessdate=2 June 2012}}</ref>
==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport-dest-list
|[[Air Botswana]]| [[Sir Seretse Khama International Airport|Gaborone]]
|[[Air Namibia]]| [[Harare International Airport|Harare]],<ref>http://www.airnamibia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/newSchedule_05April_-to_05_sep_2015.pdf</ref> [[Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport|Windhoek]]
|[[Airlink]]| [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–OR Tambo]]
|[[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]| [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[Harare International Airport|Harare]]
|[[Ethiopian Airlines]]| [[Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]], [[Harare International Airport|Harare]]
|[[Fastjet]]| [[Julius Nyerere International Airport|Dar es Salaam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atwonline.com/airports-amp-routes/fastjet-launch-second-international-route-february|title=Fastjet to launch second international route in February|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2015}}</ref><ref>Fast Jet destinations 2014, http://www.fastjet.com/tz/destinations</ref>
|[[Kenya Airways]]| [[Harare International Airport|Harare]], [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]
|Mahogany Air| [[Chipata Airport|Chipata]], [[Livingstone Airport|Livingstone]], [[Mfuwe Airport|Mfuwe]], [[Ndola Airport|Ndola]], [[Solwezi Airport|Solwezi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/31168-zambias-mahogany-air-to-take-delivery-of-first-beech-1900d|website=ch-aviation.com|title=Zambia's Mahogany Air to take delivery of first Beech 1900D|accessdate=26 September 2014}}</ref>
|[[Malawi Airlines]]| [[Chileka International Airport|Blantyre]], [[Lilongwe International Airport|Lilongwe]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2014/01/10/et-llwblz-jan14update2/|title=Malawian Airlines Revises Planned Launch Date|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2015}}</ref>
|[[Proflight Zambia]]| [[Chipata Airport|Chipata]], [[King Shaka International Airport|Durban]],<ref>http://www.eturbonews.com/63178/zambia-durban-now-direct-proflight</ref> Jeki, [[Kasama Airport|Kasama]], [[Kasanka National Park|Kasanka]], [[Lilongwe International Airport|Lilongwe]], [[Livingstone Airport|Livingstone]], [[Lubumbashi International Airport|Lubumbashi]],  [[Mfuwe Airport|Mfuwe]], [[Ndola Airport|Ndola]], [[Solwezi Airport|Solwezi]]
|[[RwandAir]]| [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–OR Tambo]], [[Kigali International Airport|Kigali]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/03/10/wb-lunjnb-s15/|title=Rwandair Adds Lusaka - Johannesburg Service from late-March 2015|publisher=Airline Route|date=10 March 2015|accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref>
|[[South African Airways]]| [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–OR Tambo]]
|[[South African Express]] | [[King Shaka International Airport|Durban]]
|[[TAAG Angola Airlines]]| [[Quatro de Fevereiro Airport|Luanda]]
}}
==Ground transportation==
[[Taxicab|Taxis]] are the most common form of transport to and from the city, as it is a 15 to 20-minute ride to the city centre. There is a mini-bus service that passes by the airport, but it only serves a single route to the city centre via Great East Road.  Most major [[car hire]] companies are represented at the airport.
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://maps.google.co.ug/maps?q=15+19+50S,+28+27+09E&hl=en&ll=-15.326241,28.519821&spn=0.149001,0.375252&sll=-15.327337,28.445621&sspn=0.009313,0.023453&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=12&iwloc=near Location of Lusaka International Airport At Google Maps]
* [http://www.lun.aero/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=86 Official website]
* {{ASN|LUN}}
* {{GCM|FLLS|source=[[DAFIF]]}}
* {{NWS-current|FLLS}}
* {{WAD|FLLS|source=[[DAFIF]]}}
{{Airports in Zambia}}
[[Category:Airports in Zambia]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lusaka]]

Latest revision as of 13:09, 9 July 2016

Not to be confused with Lusaka City Airport.
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Lusaka International Airport.jpg
IATA: LUN – ICAO: FLKK
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Summary
Airport typeCivilian and military
OperatorZambia Airports Corporation Limited [1]
ServesLusaka
LocationLusaka, Zambia
Hub forProflight Zambia
Elevation AMSL3,779 ft / 1,152 m
Coordinates15°19′50″S 28°27′09″E / 15.33056°S 28.45250°E / -15.33056; 28.45250Coordinates: 15°19′50″S 28°27′09″E / 15.33056°S 28.45250°E / -15.33056; 28.45250
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 12,998 3,962 Asphalt
15/33 2,700 823 Grass
Statistics (2012)
Passengers787,000
Sources: National Airport Corporation Limited (NACL)[2]

Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (IATA: LUN, ICAO: FLKK) is an international airport in Lusaka, Zambia. It was officially known as Lusaka International Airport before being renamed in 2011 in honour of Kenneth Kaunda, the nation's first president. The airport has a capacity of two million passengers per year.[2]

Location

The airport is located off the Great East Road, approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northeast of the central business district of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Botswana Gaborone
Air Namibia Harare,[4] Windhoek
Airlink Johannesburg–OR Tambo
Emirates Dubai–International, Harare
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Harare
Fastjet Dar es Salaam[5][6]
Kenya Airways Harare, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Mahogany Air Chipata, Livingstone, Mfuwe, Ndola, Solwezi[7]
Malawi Airlines Blantyre, Lilongwe[8]
Proflight Zambia Chipata, Durban,[9] Jeki, Kasama, Kasanka, Lilongwe, Livingstone, Lubumbashi, Mfuwe, Ndola, Solwezi
RwandAir Johannesburg–OR Tambo, Kigali[10]
South African Airways Johannesburg–OR Tambo
South African Express Durban
TAAG Angola Airlines Luanda

Ground transportation

Taxis are the most common form of transport to and from the city, as it is a 15 to 20-minute ride to the city centre. There is a mini-bus service that passes by the airport, but it only serves a single route to the city centre via Great East Road. Most major car hire companies are represented at the airport.

References

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  1. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/business/17215
  3. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  4. ↑ http://www.airnamibia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/newSchedule_05April_-to_05_sep_2015.pdf
  5. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  6. ↑ Fast Jet destinations 2014, http://www.fastjet.com/tz/destinations
  7. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  8. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  9. ↑ http://www.eturbonews.com/63178/zambia-durban-now-direct-proflight
  10. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).

External links

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