Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Livingstone, Southern Province (Zambia)

IATA: LVI ICAO: FLHN

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

3,302 ft

1,006 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-17.8215°, 25.8196°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,096 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Zambia)

#3 of 3 in ZM

#3 of 12 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LVI in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,096 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #3 in Zambia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

LVI lies at 1,006 m (3,302 ft), #84 of 650 published airports by elevation and 87.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 477 ft below the Zambia median (3,779 ft, 3 airports); NLA is highest at 4,308 ft, 1,006 ft higher than LVI.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA), 16.6 NM, 13,123 ft. VFA has the radius's longest runway, 3,280 ft more than LVI.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

LVI runways: 10/28 9,843 × 151 ft asphalt (asp); 15/33 4,501 × 98 ft dirt. National standing: #3 of 3 in Zambia; LUN leads by 3,155 ft (12,998 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	151 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
15/33	4,501 ft (1372 m / 1.372 km)	98 ft (30m)	`Dirt`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Victoria Falls International Airport (Victoria Falls)	`VFA`	16.6 NM (30.7 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →