Solwezi Airport
Solwezi Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Solwezi | ||||||||||
Location | Solwezi, Zambia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,583 ft / 1,397 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°10′27″S 26°22′00″E / 12.17417°S 26.36667°ECoordinates: 12°10′27″S 26°22′00″E / 12.17417°S 26.36667°E | ||||||||||
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Solwezi Airport (IATA: SLI, ICAO: FLSW) is an airport serving Solwezi, a city in the North-Western Province of Zambia.[4] The airport is the largest in the province and was upgraded by Kansanshi Mining PLC with the addition of a new runway able to handle the Boeing 737. Prior to the runway being upgraded there was a small 1200 meter runway not able to handle large aircraft, but with the upgrade of the runway after the mining boom, Proflight Zambia was able to deploy the British Aerospace Jetstream 41 to Solwezi. Also, the newly revived national carrier, Zambia Airways, has begun service from Lusaka to Solwezi utilizing a Dash 8-400. [5]
Location
The airport is located a few kilometers north off the T5, the main road in the area, and approximately 4 kilometres (2mi) northwest of the city centre of Solwezi, the capital and largest city in the North-Western Province.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Proflight Zambia | Lusaka |
Zambia Airways | Lusaka |
Infrastructure
The runway at Solwezi airport is a 2,700m (8,858 ft) asphalt runway with 115 and 65 metres (377 and 213 ft) paved overruns on the east and west ends respectively to keep aircraft from overrunning the runway. Solwezi also has a non-directional beacon (Ident: SW) is located on the field to help aircraft navigate towards the airport.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for Solwezi Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Solwezi Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Sowezi Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Flightstats, Solwezi Airport (SLI), 19 April 2012
- ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/zambia_airways/status/1501503259017719814. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
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(help) - ^ "Solwezi NDB (SW) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Solwezi
- OurAirports - Solwesi
- FallingRain - Solwesi Airport
- Accident history for Solwezi Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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