Southdowns Airport (IATA: KIW, ICAO: FLSO) is an airport serving Kitwe, a city in the Copperbelt Province in Zambia. The airport is located in Kalulushi District, in the countryside 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Kitwe and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east of Kalulushi.

Southdowns Airport
IATA: KIW ICAO: FLSO
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Kalulushi, Kitwe, Chambishi
Location	Kalulushi, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Elevation AMSL	4,145 ft / 1,263 m
Coordinates	12°54′01″S 28°08′59″E
Website	Zambia Airports Corp.
Map
FLSO Location of airport in Zambia (Copperbelt Province in red)
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 2,015 6,611 Asphalt
Sources: SkyVector[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

The Ndola VOR-DME (Ident: VND) is located 30.8 nautical miles (57.0 km) east of the airport. The Southdowns non-directional beacon (Ident: KT) is located on the field.[4][5]

See also

• Transport in Zambia
• List of airports in Zambia

References

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Southdowns Airport
• OurAirports - Southdowns
• Accident history for Kitwe-Southdowns Airport at Aviation Safety Network

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