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] As of April 2024, the government of Zambia has agreed to transform Southdowns Airport into a military base, therefore transferring the management responsibilities from Zambia Airports Corporation Limited to the Zambia Air Force.[7]

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.
  7. ^ "Cabinet announces transfer of Southdowns, Mbala airports to Zambia Air Force | Zambia Monitor". 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-05-08.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southdowns_Airport
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