Mbala Airport | |
Iata: | MMQ |
Icao: | FLBA |
Type: | Public |
City-Served: | Mbala |
Elevation-F: | 5454 |
Coordinates: | -8.8583°N 31.3333°W |
Pushpin Map: | Zambia |
Pushpin Label: | MMQ |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Zambia |
R1-Number: | 12/30 |
R1-Length-M: | 2500 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Metric-Rwy: | m |
Footnotes: | Sources: Google Maps[1] GCM |
Mbala Airport is an airport serving Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia. Runway 12 has a displaced threshold of 95m (312feet) that can be used for takeoff.
As of April 2024, there are plans by the government of Zambia to transform Mbala Airport into a military base, therefore transferring the management responsibilities from Zambia Airports Corporation Limited to the Zambian Air Force.[2]