Victoria Falls International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province (Zimbabwe)

IATA: VFA ICAO: FVFA

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

3,490 ft

1,064 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-18.0974°, 25.8369°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#106 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Zimbabwe)

#2 of 2 in ZW

#3 of 9 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 VFA in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #106 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · #2 in Zimbabwe.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

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

VFA lies at 1,064 m (3,490 ft), #78 of 650 published airports by elevation and 88.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 699 ft below the Zimbabwe median (4,189 ft, 2 airports); HRE is highest at 4,887 ft, 1,397 ft higher than VFA.

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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: Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI), 16.6 NM, 9,843 ft. VFA has the longest runway in this radius, 3,280 ft over LVI.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

VFA runway: 12/30 13,123 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Zimbabwe; HRE leads by 2,379 ft (15,502 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ 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
Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (Livingstone)	`LVI`	16.6 NM (30.7 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

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