Southdowns_Airport Knowpia

Southdowns Airport
Southdowns Airport
	IATA: KIW; ICAO: FLSO;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Kalulushi, Kitwe, Chambishi
Location	Kalulushi, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Elevation AMSL	4,145 ft / 1,263 m
Coordinates	12°54′01″S 28°08′59″E / 12.90028°S 28.14972°E
Website	Zambia Airports Corp.
Map
	FLSO Location of airport in Zambia; (Copperbelt Province in red)
Runways
	Sources: SkyVector GCM Google Maps

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]

References edit

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