Southdowns Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment
ServesKalulushi, Kitwe, Chambishi
LocationKalulushi, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Elevation AMSL4,145 ft / 1,263 m
Coordinates12°54′01″S 28°08′59″E / 12.90028°S 28.14972°E / -12.90028; 28.14972
WebsiteZambia Airports Corp.
Map
FLSO is located in Zambia
FLSO
FLSO
Location of airport in Zambia
(Copperbelt Province in red)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,015 6,611 Asphalt
Sources: SkyVector[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Southdowns Airport (IATA: KIW, ICAO: FLSO) is an airport serving Kitwe, a city in the Copperbelt Province in Zambia. The airport is located in Kalulushi District, in the countryside 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Kitwe and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east of Kalulushi.

The Ndola VOR-DME (Ident: VND) is located 30.8 nautical miles (57.0 km) east of the airport. The Southdowns non-directional beacon (Ident: KT) is located on the field.[4][5]

In December 2022, the Zambia Air Force stated that they want to take over administration of Southdowns Airport.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kitwe-Southdown Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Airport information for Southdowns Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ "Southdown Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Southdowns NDB (KT) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. ↑ "Ndola VOR-DME (VND) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  6. ↑ "ZAF to take over Kalulushi airport – Zambia Daily Mail". 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2023-05-27.


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