Kariba Airport

Kariba Airport (IATA: KAB, ICAO: FVKB) is an international airport serving Kariba, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the town, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the Kariba Dam, the outlet of Lake Kariba.[1][5] The Kariba non-directional beacon (Ident: KB) is 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km) west of the runway.[6]

Kariba Airport
Kariba Airport (1959)
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCAAZ[1]
LocationKariba
Elevation AMSL1,706 ft / 520 m
Coordinates16°31′11″S 28°53′06″E
Map
KAB
Location of the airport in Zimbabwe
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,650 5,413 Asphalt
Sources: WAData[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4]

See also

References

  1. "Kariba Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ). Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  2. Airport information for FVKB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  3. Airport information for KAB at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Google Maps - Kariba
  5. "Kariba Airport". Mapcarta. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. "Kariba NDB (KB) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.



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