Lusaka Airport

Lusaka Airport

Airport Lusaka
Lusaka International Airport is the largest and most important airport in the landlocked African state and is the hub of Zambia Airlines, Zambezi Airlines and Proflight Zambia. There are regular scheduled flights to several major airports on the African continent, for example Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Luanda and Johannesburg.
  • Time zone: GMT 2
  • Service telephone: +260 211 271313
  • Address: Lusaka International Airport, 10101 Lusaka, Zambia
  • Operating company: Zambia Airports Corporation Limited
  • Parking: Yes, there are plenty of parking facilities at the airport.
  • Nearby cities: Lusaka (21 km), Kabwe (100 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is located about 22 km or 14 miles north east of Lusaka, access is directly off Route T4.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (15.79%), Tuesday (13.52%), Wednesday (16.05%), Thursday (11.64%), Friday (16.54%), Saturday (13.03%), Sunday (13.45%)
  • Alternative spelling: ลูซากา, Λουσάκα, לוסקה, ლუსაკა, ルサカ, لوزاکا, لوساكا, Лусака, Լուսակա, لوساکا, 루사카, லுசாக்கா, 路沙卡, लुसाका, 卢萨卡

Most popular destinations from Lusaka (Flights per week )

  1. Nairobi Kenyatta (12, 23,08 %)
  2. Addis Ababa (11, 21,15 %)
  3. Gaborone (11, 21,15 %)
  4. Dubai (8, 15,38 %)
  5. Lilongwe International Airport (6, 11,54 %)
  6. Windhoek International (3, 5,77 %)
  7. other (1.92 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Ethiopian Airlines (34, 35,79 %)
  2. Kenya Airways (24, 25,26 %)
  3. Emirates Airline (16, 16,84 %)
  4. Air Botswana (14, 14,74 %)
  5. Air Namibia (6, 6,32 %)
  6. other (1.05 %)

Location
Opened in 1967, the airport is located about 22 km or 14 miles north east of the city centre and is easy to reach on the main road towards Chalimbana T4. Transfer to and from the airport is provided by buses and taxis.