Kariba International Airport

FVKB · Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

About Kariba International Airport

ICAO FVKB
IATA KAB
FIR Harare FIR
Region Mashonaland West
Country Zimbabwe
Runways 9/27
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) -16.5198, 28.885   163111S 0285306E
Variation 6.9° W (2024)
Timezone Harare (+2 h)
Local time Apr 27, 2024 14:09

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
9 082° 088° 1,650 m 18 m Asphalt -16.5188 28.8927
27 262° 268° -16.5208 28.8773

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Kariba International Airport

Kariba International Airport is a midsized airport in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. The airport is located at latitude -16.51980 and longitude 28.88500. The airport has one runway: 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is FVKB. The airport's IATA code is KAB. Nearby other airfields are Rifa Airstrip, Gachegache Airport, Fothergill Airport, Tashinga Airport and Chirundu Airport.

Kariba International Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Harare/mugabe, which is 282 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Harare.

Kariba International Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Harare. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:48. This applies to Kariba International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Rifa Airstrip FVRF 23 km 003°
Gachegache Airport FVGG 26 km 169°
Fothergill Airport FVFG 32 km 229°
Tashinga Airport FVTA 58 km 234°
Chirundu Airport FVCD 58 km 001°
Kipling's Rukari Airstrip FVRI 61 km 232°
Tiger Bay Airstrip FVTB 65 km 228°
Bumi Hills Airport FVBM 66 km 240°
Majuaneti Airport ZM-0024 67 km 357°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Kariba DW NDB 0.6 km 008°
Kariba KB NDB 6.6 km 262°
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