# Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN / FLKK)

**Kenneth Kaunda International Airport** (IATA: LUN, ICAO: FLKK) is a large airport in Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia. It opened in 1967. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,962 m (12,998 ft). In 2012 it handled 925 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/flls

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LUN / FLKK
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
- Opened: 1967
- Elevation: 1,152 m / 3,779 ft
- Coordinates: -15.3308, 28.4527
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,962 m / 12,998 ft
- Passengers: 925,077 (2012)
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Lusaka
- Website: http://www.nacl.co.zm/?page_id=336
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Kaunda_International_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q332302
- Weather station: FLKK · WMO 67665
- Ident: FLLS

## Timeline

- 1967: Kenneth Kaunda International Airport opens.
- 14 May 1977: 1977 Dan-Air Boeing 707 crash. 6 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 3,962 m / 12,998 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 095° / 275° | yes |
| 15/33 | 823 m / 2,700 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Grass | 141° / 321° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 787,748 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 925,077 | Wikidata |

## Routes

21 destinations in 15 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (19)

- [NLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flsk.md) Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport · Zambia · 263 km / 163 mi · Zambia Airways, Proflight Zambia
- [LVI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flli.md) Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport · Zambia · 394 km / 245 mi · Zambia Airways, Proflight Zambia
- [HRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvha.md) Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport · Zimbabwe · 403 km / 250 mi · Zambia Airways, Malawi Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Fastjet Zimbabwe, Kenya Airways
- [SLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flsw.md) Solwesi Airport · Zambia · 417 km / 259 mi · Proflight Zambia
- [MFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flmf.md) Mfuwe International Airport · Zambia · 440 km / 273 mi · Zambia Airways, Proflight Zambia
- [MNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flma.md) Mansa Airport · Zambia · 469 km / 291 mi · Proflight Zambia
- [LLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fwki.md) Kamuzu International Airport · Malawi · 598 km / 372 mi · Malawi Airlines, Proflight Zambia
- [KAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flks.md) Kasama Airport · Zambia · 639 km / 397 mi · Proflight Zambia
- [GBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbsk.md) Sir Seretse Khama International Airport · Botswana · 1,059 km / 658 mi · Air Botswana
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 1,202 km / 747 mi · Zambia Airways, Proflight Zambia, RwandAir, Airlink
- [WDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fywh.md) Hosea Kutako International Airport · Namibia · 1,401 km / 871 mi · Proflight Zambia
- [KGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryr.md) Kigali International Airport · Rwanda · 1,497 km / 930 mi · RwandAir
- [DAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htda.md) Julius Nyerere International Airport · Tanzania · 1,503 km / 934 mi · Zambia Airways, Air Tanzania
- [EBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/huen.md) Entebbe International Airport · Uganda · 1,765 km / 1,097 mi · Uganda Airlines
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 1,815 km / 1,128 mi · Zambia Airways, Kenya Airways
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 2,296 km / 1,427 mi · Proflight Zambia
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 2,934 km / 1,823 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 5,165 km / 3,209 mi · Qatar Airways
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,373 km / 3,339 mi · Emirates

### Cargo (4)

- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 1,202 km / 747 mi · Astral Aviation
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 1,815 km / 1,128 mi · Astral Aviation, Kenya Airways
- [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · Belgium · 7,671 km / 4,767 mi · Magma Aviation
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 7,860 km / 4,884 mi · Martinair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LUN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- P0 [Proflight Zambia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/proflight-zambia) · 10
- ZN [Zambia Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zambia-airways) · 7
- [Royal Zambian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-zambian-airlines)
- K8 [Zambia Skyways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zambia-skyways)

### Passenger (11)

- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 2
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 2
- 3W [Malawi Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malawi-airlines) · 2
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 2
- WB [RwandAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rwandair) · 2
- BP [Air Botswana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-botswana) · 1
- TC [Air Tanzania](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tanzania) · 1
- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- FN [Fastjet Zimbabwe](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fastjet-zimbabwe) · 1
- UR [Uganda Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uganda-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- 8V [Astral Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/astral-aviation) · 2
- [Magma Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/magma-aviation) · 1
- MP [Martinair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/martinair) · 1

Former hub of [Zambezi Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zambezi-airlines), [Zambian Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zambian-airways).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 925K (2012) | #853 of 3,974 | #49 in Africa |  |
| Longest runway | 3,962 m / 12,998 ft | #163 of 29,858 | #19 in Africa | #1 in ZM |
| Elevation | 1,152 m / 3,779 ft | #3,910 of 43,403 | #895 in Africa | #48 in ZM |
| Age | Opened 1967 | =5,747 of 15,079 | =72 in Africa | #2 in ZM |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in ZM |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 121.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [ZM-0016](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zm-0016.md) Silver Rest Airport · 10 km / 6.3 mi
- [FLLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fllc.md) Lusaka City Airport · 16 km / 9.9 mi
- [ZM-0015](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zm-0015.md) Karubwe Airport · 33 km / 20 mi
- [FLCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flcg.md) Chilongolo Airport · 35 km / 22 mi
- [ZM-0048](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zm-0048.md) Balmoral Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [ZM-0011](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zm-0011.md) Kamilonga Airport · 54 km / 33 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kenneth Kaunda International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kenneth_Kaunda_International_Airport&oldid=1375286025), revision of 16 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/flls/data