Kenneth Kaunda International Airport

Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (IATA: LUN, ICAO: FLKK) is an international airport located in Chongwe District, off the Great East Road, approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia.[4] The airport has a capacity of 6 million and is the largest in Zambia, serving as a hub for its region. The airport serves as a hub for Zambia Airways, Proflight Zambia, Royal Zambian Airlines, and Mahogany Air.

"Lusaka Airport" redirects here. For the military airport, see Lusaka City Airport.

Kenneth Kaunda
International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Zambia
OperatorZambia Airports Corporation Limited[1]
ServesLusaka, Zambia
LocationLusaka
Hub forZambia Airways

Proflight Zambia

Royal Zambian Airlines

Mahogany Air
Elevation AMSL3,779 ft / 1,152 m
Coordinates15°19′54″S 28°26′03″E
Websitezacl.co.zm
Map
LUN is located in Zambia
LUN
LUN
Location of the airport in Zambia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,962 12,999 Asphalt
15/33 823 2,700 Grass
Statistics (2018)
PassengersIncrease1,352,278
Source: ZACL[2] GCM[3]

The airport opened in 1967 as Lusaka International Airport.[5] It was renamed in 2011 in honour of Kenneth Kaunda, the nation's first president.[6]

History

In April 1988, Zambia Airways inaugurated a route to New York via Monrovia using McDonnell Douglas DC-10s.[7][8] It later moved the stopover to Banjul. Financial constraints forced the company to suspend the flight in March 1991.[9][10][11]

In May 2012, KLM began operating a flight three times a week between Amsterdam and Lusaka using an Airbus A330-200. The flight was restructured later that year to also serve Harare. In October 2014, KLM stopped operating the flight in favour of offering codeshare flights operated by Kenya Airways from Nairobi.[12][13]

In 2015, the government of Zambia began a three-year, US$360 million expansion and improvement of the airport, with funds borrowed from the Exim Bank of China.[14] The work, contracted to China Jiangxi International, involves construction of a new "two-story terminal building, 22 check-in counters, 12 border channels and six security check counters; a presidential terminal, a new air traffic control building and tower and a new hotel".[14] The new terminal was expected to open in 2019.[15] Construction was substantially complete by late January 2020.[16] The new terminal was officially opened 5 August 2021. All international flights use the new terminal, called Terminal Two, while domestic flights use the original terminal, Terminal One.[17]

Facilities

Terminals

Kenneth Kaunda International Airport has two terminals. Terminal One has no jet bridges and is used for domestic traffic. Terminal Two, opened in August 2021, has six gates and handles all international flights.[17]

Ground transportation

Taxis are the most common form of transport to and from the city, as it is a 15 to 20-minute ride to the city centre.[18] There are also 2 car rental companies at the airport, Avis and Europcar, but most hotels in Lusaka have shuttle services into the airport.[19] A bus line also goes between the airport and the Chelston bus station, but the busses do not run on a regular schedule.[20]

Airlines and destinations


Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Air Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Airlink Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo
Emirates Dubai–International1
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa[21]
Kenya Airways Harare, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
LAM Mozambique Airlines Harare, Maputo[22]
Mahogany Air Chipata, Livingstone, Mfuwe, Ndola, Solwezi[23]
Malawi Airlines Harare, Lilongwe[24]
Proflight Zambia Cape Town,[25] Durban,[26] Jeki,[27] Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Lilongwe,[28] Livingstone, Mfuwe,[29] Ndola, Solwezi
Qatar Airways Doha1[30]
Royal Zambian AirlinesJohannesburg–O. R. Tambo[31]
RwandAir Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Kigali[32]
South African Airways Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[33]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul3[34]
Zambia Airways Harare, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo,[35] Livingstone, Ndola[36]
Notes
  • 1 This flight operates via Harare. However, the carrier does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Lusaka and Harare.
  • 2 This flight operates via Harare. However, the carrier does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Lusaka and Harare.
  • 3 This flight operates via Dar es Salaam. However, the carrier does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Lusaka and Dar es Salaam.

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Astral AviationJohannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta[37][38]
Kenya AirwaysNairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Magma AviationLiège
Martinair Amsterdam

Accidents and incidents

See also

References
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