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″S28°53′06″E / 16.51972°S 28.88500°E /-16.51972; 28.88500 | ||||||||||
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  KAB Location of the airport in Zimbabwe | |||||||||||
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| Sources: WAData[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4] | |||||||||||
Kariba Airport (IATA:KAB,ICAO:FVKB) is an international airport servingKariba,Mashonaland West Province,Zimbabwe. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the town, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of theKariba Dam, the outlet ofLake Kariba.[1][5] The Karibanon-directional beacon (Ident:KB) is 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km) west of the runway.[6]
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 bothHarare andVictoria Falls, commencing in late March 2023.[8]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Fastjet Zimbabwe | Harare,Victoria Falls[9] |
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