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Southdowns Airport

Kitwe, Zambia

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Location

Kitwe · 08 · Zambia

Position

-12.900°, 28.150° · 4145 ft elev.

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Kitwe's regional airport serving Zambia's Copperbelt hub.

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Kitwe, Zambia

Southdowns Airport, with IATA code KIW and ICAO code FLSO, is a regional airport located in Kitwe, Zambia's second-largest city and a major center of the Copperbelt mining region. The airport serves both commercial and general aviation traffic, supporting the economic activities of the surrounding copper-mining industry. Kitwe is one of Zambia's most economically significant cities, and Southdowns Airport plays a role in connecting the Copperbelt to Lusaka and other regional destinations. The airport has historically served scheduled domestic routes, though service levels have fluctuated over the years depending on airline operations in Zambia.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between Southdowns Airport and Kitwe city center is primarily by road via private vehicles and taxis.

Airlines here

The airport has been served by domestic Zambian carriers on routes primarily connecting Kitwe to Lusaka's Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.

Notable facts

›Located in the heart of Zambia's Copperbelt, one of Africa's major copper-mining regions.
›Kitwe is Zambia's second-largest city and an important commercial center.
›The airport serves both commercial passenger flights and general aviation operations.
›ICAO designator FLSO places it within Zambia's FL- airspace block.
›Scheduled airline service at the airport has been intermittent over the years.

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Southdowns Airport 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.

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Southdowns Airport

Airport in Copperbelt Province, Zambia

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