| Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport | |
| Iata: | LVI |
| Icao: | FLHN |
| Pushpin Map: | Zambia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Zambia |
| Pushpin Label: | LVI |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Type: | Military/Public |
| Location: | Livingstone, Zambia |
| Elevation-F: | 3255 |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 10/28 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2293 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 15/33 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1372 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport, formerly Livingstone Airport (ICAO: FLLI), is an international airport on the northern edge of Livingstone, Zambia. The airport is named after Harry Mwanga Nkumbula, who was a leader of the Zambian African National Congress.[1]
The airport is located in the north-western suburbs of the city of Livingstone, approximately 5km (03miles), by road, from downtown.[2] The airport sits at 3255feet above mean sea level.[3]
Constructed in 1950, as a domestic airport, it became an international destination due to its proximity to the Victoria Falls, only 15km (09miles) 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 had capacity to handle a maximum of 250,000 passengers a year. The new airport can handle anywhere from 700,000 to one million passengers a year. In 2019, 175,000 passengers passed through the airport.[6] [7]
The airport has two runways. The main runway 10/28 is the longer one. It is 7520feet long and 197feet wide. It is paved and has runway lights.[8] The shorter runway is 15/33. It is 4501feet long and 98feet wide. It has a paved surface, but it has no runway lights.[8]