# Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA / FLSK)

**Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport** (IATA: NLA, ICAO: FLSK) is a large airport in Ndola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. It opened on 7 Oct 2021. It has one runway, 3,500 m (11,483 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NLA / FLSK
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Ndola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
- Opened: 7 Oct 2021 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 1,313 m / 4,308 ft
- Coordinates: -12.9651, 28.5156
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Lusaka
- Website: https://www.zacl.co.zm/airport-section/airports/smkia
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Mwansa_Kapwepwe_International_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104861396
- Weather station: FLSK · WMO 67561
- Ident: FLSK

## Timeline

- 2011: Renamed Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport.
- 7 Oct 2021: Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Routes

8 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [MNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flma.md) Mansa Airport · Zambia · 207 km / 129 mi · Proflight Zambia
- [LUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flls.md) Kenneth Kaunda International Airport · Zambia · 263 km / 163 mi · Zambia Airways, Proflight Zambia
- [MUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbmn.md) Maun International Airport · Botswana · 949 km / 590 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [DAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htda.md) Julius Nyerere International Airport · Tanzania · 1,352 km / 840 mi · Air Tanzania
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 1,465 km / 910 mi · Airlink
- [WDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fywh.md) Hosea Kutako International Airport · Namibia · 1,576 km / 979 mi · Proflight Zambia
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 1,592 km / 989 mi · Kenya Airways
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 2,691 km / 1,672 mi · Ethiopian Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (6)

- P0 [Proflight Zambia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/proflight-zambia) · 3
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 2
- TC [Air Tanzania](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tanzania) · 1
- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 1
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 1
- ZN [Zambia Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zambia-airways) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =64 in Africa | #2 in ZM |
| Elevation | 1,313 m / 4,308 ft | =2,949 of 43,403 | #585 in Africa | #19 in ZM |
| Age | Opened 2021 | =14,089 of 15,079 | =145 in Africa | #3 in ZM |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =4 in ZM |

## Nearby airports

- [FLND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flnd.md) Peter Zuze Air Force Base · 16 km / 10 mi
- [KIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flso.md) Southdowns Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [CGJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flke.md) Kasompe Airport · 80 km / 50 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: “Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Mwansa_Kapwepwe_International_Airport&oldid=1363109962), revision of 8 Jul 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/flsk/data