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Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport

Ndola, Copperbelt Province (Zambia)
IATA: NLA ICAO: FLSK
Longest Active Runway
11,483 ft
3,500 meters
Field Elevation
4,308 ft
1,313 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
-12.9651°, 28.5156°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#2 in Zambia
Out of 12 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#450 Worldwide
Top 6.4% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#496 MSL
Top 9.1% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+14.8%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,483 ft (3,500 m). It ranks as the #2 longest runway in Zambia and #450 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
09/27 11,483 ft (3500m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/nla.json ↗