Southdowns Airport

Airport in Copperbelt Province, Zambia

FLSO

Location of airport in Zambia
(Copperbelt Province in red)

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
11/29	2,015	6,611	Asphalt

Sources: SkyVector^[1] GCM^[2] Google Maps^[3]

Southdowns Airport (IATA: KIW, ICAO: FLSO) is an airport serving Kitwe, a city in the Copperbelt Province in Zambia. The airport is located in Kalulushi District, in the countryside 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Kitwe and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east of Kalulushi.

The Ndola VOR-DME (Ident: VND) is located 30.8 nautical miles (57.0 km) east of the airport. The Southdowns non-directional beacon (Ident: KT) is located on the field.^[4]^[5]

In December 2022, the Zambia Air Force stated that they want to take over administration of Southdowns Airport.^[6] As of April 2024, the government of Zambia has agreed to transform Southdowns Airport into a military base, therefore transferring the management responsibilities from Zambia Airports Corporation Limited to the Zambian Air Force.^[7]

References

^ "Kitwe-Southdown Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ Airport information for Southdowns Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
^ "Southdown Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ "Southdowns NDB (KT) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
^ "Ndola VOR-DME (VND) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
^ "ZAF to take over Kalulushi airport – Zambia Daily Mail". 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
^ "Cabinet announces transfer of Southdowns, Mbala airports to Zambia Air Force | Zambia Monitor". 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-05-08.