Solwesi Airport
Solwesi, North-Western Province, Zambia
SLI is the IATA airport code for Solwesi Airport, located in Solwesi, Zambia. Its ICAO code is FLSW. The airport is classified as a Small Airport with scheduled commercial passenger service. It operates in the Africa/Lusaka timezone at an elevation of 4,551 ft (1,387 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways.
About Solwesi Airport
Wikipedia ↗Solwezi Airport is an airport serving Solwezi, a city in the North-Western Province of Zambia. The airport is the largest in the province and was upgraded by Kansanshi Mining PLC with the addition of a new runway able to handle the Boeing 737. Prior to the runway being upgraded there was a small 1200 meter runway not able to handle large aircraft, but with the upgrade of the runway after the mining boom, Proflight Zambia was able to deploy the British Aerospace Jetstream 41 to Solwezi. Also, the newly revived national carrier, Zambia Airways, has begun service from Lusaka to Solwezi utilizing a Dash 8-400.
Location
Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Runways (2)
| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Lighted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 8,858 ft (2,700 m) | 120 ft (37 m) | Asphalt | No | Open |
| 08/26 | 8,858 ft (2,700 m) | 120 ft (37 m) | Asphalt | No | Open |
Airlines (1)
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- IATA Code
- SLI
- ICAO Code
- FLSW
- Type
- Small Airport
- City
- Solwesi
- Country
- Zambia
- Region
- North-Western Province
- Timezone
- Africa/Lusaka
- Local Time
- —
- Elevation
- 4,551 ft (1,387 m)
- Coordinates
- 12.1737°S, 26.3651°E
External Links
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