Kariba Airport

Kariba Airport
Kariba Airport (1959)
IATA: KAB ICAO: FVKB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	CAAZ[1]
Location	Kariba
Elevation AMSL	1,706 ft / 520 m
Coordinates	16°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]

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]

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 both Harare and Victoria Falls, commencing in late March 2023.[8]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Fastjet Zimbabwe	Harare, Victoria Falls[9]

See also

• Transport in Zimbabwe
• List of airports in Zimbabwe

References

1. "Kariba Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ). Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
2. "Airport information for FVKB". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. 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. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
7. "Calls for Kariba Airport revamp grow louder". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
8. "Fastjet announces new domestic routes". Fastjet. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
9. "Where we fly: Our route map". Fastjet. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

External links

• SkyVector – Kariba Airport
• OurAirports – Kariba Intl
• Kariba Intl