Solwezi Airport

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Solwezi Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is an airport serving Solwezi, a city in the North-Western Province of Zambia.[1] 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.[2]

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

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Infrastructure

The runway at Solwezi airport is a 2,700m (8,858 ft) asphalt runway with Script error: No such module "convert". 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) located on the field to help aircraft navigate towards the airport.[3]

See also

References

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  1. Flightstats, Solwezi Airport (SLI), 19 April 2012
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