Airport type Civilian and military Serves Lusaka Hub for Proflight Zambia Elevation 1,152 m | Owner Government of Zambia Location Lusaka, Zambia Code LUN Phone +260 21 1271044 | |
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Operator Zambia Airports Corporation Limited Address lusaka, Lusaka 10101, Zambia Similar Lusaka City Airport, Cresta Golfview Hotel, Radisson Blu Hotel - Lusaka, Chita Lodge, Leopards Hill | ||
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (IATA: LUN, ICAO: FLKK) is an international airport in Lusaka, Zambia. It was officially known as the Lusaka International Airport before being renamed in 2011 in honour of Kenneth Kaunda, the nation's first president. The airport has a capacity of two million passengers per year.
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Location
The airport is located off the Great East Road, approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia. The coordinates of the airport are 15°19'54.0"S, 28°26'03.0"E (Latitude:-15.331666; Longitude:28.434154).
Ground transportation
Taxis are the most common form of transport to and from the city, as it is a 15 to 20-minute ride to the city centre. Most major car hire companies are represented at the airport.
Expansion plans
In 2015, the government of Zambia began a three-year, US$360 million expansion and improvement of the airport, with funds borrowed from the Exim Bank of China. The work, contracted to China Jiangxi International, involves construction of a new "two-storey terminal building, 22 check-in counters, 12 border channels and six security check counters; a presidential terminal, a new air traffic control building and tower and a new hotel".