# Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA / FYKM)

**Katima Mulilo Airport** (IATA: MPA, ICAO: FYKM) is a medium airport in Mpacha, Zambezi Region, Namibia. It has one runway, 2,292 m (7,520 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 5 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MPA / FYKM
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Mpacha, Zambezi Region, Namibia
- Elevation: 958 m / 3,144 ft
- Coordinates: -17.6343, 24.1767
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,292 m / 7,520 ft
- Passengers: 4,710 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Windhoek
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katima_Mulilo_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219287
- Weather station: FYKM
- Ident: FYKM

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,292 m / 7,520 ft | 39 m / 128 ft | Asphalt | 080° / 260° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 4,454 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 6,441 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 14,999 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 11,270 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 11,808 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 11,843 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 12,319 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 12,864 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 12,907 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 12,614 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 7,927 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 4,710 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [WDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fywh.md) Hosea Kutako International Airport · Namibia · 883 km / 549 mi · Westair Aviation

### Seasonal (1)

- [MUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbmn.md) Maun International Airport · Botswana · 271 km / 168 mi · Westair Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- WV [Westair Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westair-aviation) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5K (2021) | #2,937 of 3,974 | #194 in Africa | #5 in NA |
| Longest runway | 2,292 m / 7,520 ft | #3,093 of 29,858 | #370 in Africa | #7 in NA |
| Elevation | 958 m / 3,144 ft | =5,127 of 43,403 | #1,235 in Africa | #229 in NA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =11 in NA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 125.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [SJQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/flss.md) Sesheke Airport · 22 km / 14 mi
- [FBSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fbsi.md) Saile Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [NA-0188](https://dromopedia.com/airports/na-0188.md) Mapulanga Airstrip · 92 km / 57 mi
- [BW-0005](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bw-0005.md) Serondela Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [NA-0162](https://dromopedia.com/airports/na-0162.md) Kongola Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [LHU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fyls.md) Lianshulu Lodge Airstrip · 99 km / 61 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: “Katima Mulilo Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katima_Mulilo_Airport&oldid=1371388066), revision of 26 Aug 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/fykm/data