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Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport

Ndola, Zambia

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4308 ft

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Location

Ndola · 08 · Zambia

Connectivity

10 routes · 7 destinations

Position

-12.965°, 28.516° · 4308 ft elev.

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Zambia's Copperbelt gateway, renamed for a national hero.

Location

Ndola, Zambia

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport is the principal airport serving Ndola, the commercial hub of Zambia's Copperbelt Province. It is the second-busiest airport in Zambia after Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka, handling both passenger and cargo traffic that supports the region's mining industry. The airport was renamed in 2011 in honor of Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe, a prominent Zambian politician and independence leader. It handles domestic routes connecting Ndola to Lusaka as well as select regional international services. Runway and terminal upgrades have been pursued over the years to improve capacity and meet growing demand.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and international flights.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options between the airport and Ndola city center include taxis and minibuses, with the airport located approximately 3 kilometers from the city center.

Airlines here

Proflight Zambia is among the primary carriers operating scheduled services at the airport, with limited regional international connectivity.

Notable facts

›Renamed in 2011 after Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe, a founding figure of Zambian independence.
›Serves Zambia's Copperbelt Province, a major copper and cobalt mining region.
›Second-busiest airport in Zambia after Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka.
›Handles significant cargo traffic related to the mining and industrial sector.
›The airport played a role in United Nations operations in the region during the early 1960s Congo crisis.

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Route map (7 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Interair South Africa

Ethiopian Airlines

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Kenya Airways

Proflight Commuter Services

South African Airways

Routes

NLA → JNBD6 · 732

NLA → ADDET · 738 73W

NLA → FBMKL · EMJ E90

NLA → NBOKL · E90

NLA → NBOKQ · E90

NLA → FBMKQ · E90

NLA → LUNP0 · J41 J32 732

NLA → MNSP0 · CN2

NLA → SLIP0 · J32

NLA → JNBSA · 319

Aircraft operating here

Embraer 1904 routes Boeing 737-2002 routes British Aerospace Jetstream 322 routes Boeing 737-8001 routes 73W1 routes EMJ1 routes British Aerospace Jetstream 411 routes CN21 routes Airbus A3191 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport is an international airport in Ndola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. It was called Ndola Airport before being renamed in 2011 for Simon Kapwepwe, the nation's former vice president. It is adjacent to the Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial about fifteen kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the city centre.

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