Charles Prince Airport (ICAO: FVCP), formerly named Mount Hampden and renamed after former airport manager Charles Prince[3] (who was a Royal Air Force officer during World War II), is approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northwest of Harare, Zimbabwe.

Charles Prince Airport
Super Constellation parked at Charles Prince Airport in 1975 and used as a clubhouse.
IATA: none ICAO: FVCP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	pilot (PPL)
Serves	Harare
Location	Mount Hampden
Elevation AMSL	4,845 ft / 1,477 m
Coordinates	27109217°45′05″S 30°55′30″E
Map
FVCP Location of the airport in Zimbabwe
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,200 3,937 Asphalt 14/32 925 3,035 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

During World War II it served as a Rhodesian Air Training Group location, training pilots for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. In 1973 the airport was converted to civilian use.

The Harare-Charles Prince non-directional beacon (Ident: CP) is located on the field.[4][5]

See also

• Transport in Zimbabwe
• List of airports in Zimbabwe

References

External links

• OurAirports - Charles Prince
• World Aero Data
• Zimbabwe Military Air Bases and Airfields
• OpenStreetMap - Charles Prince Airport
• Rhodesia aviation

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