Airports / Zambia / NLA
Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport
FLSK / NLANdola, ZambiaELEV 4,308 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Peter Zuze Air Force Base (FLND) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Ndola, Zambia, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (FLSK / NLA) operates as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 4,308 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
NLA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Peter Zuze Air Force Base (FLND, 9 nm), Southdowns Airport (KIW, 22 nm), and Kasompe Airport (CGJ, 43 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NLA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NLA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FLSK
IATA
NLA
FAA / Local
FLSK
Elevation
4,308 ft
Coordinates
12.9651° S · 28.5156° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Zambia fields
state range 1,853–4,636 ft
At 4,308 ft, NLA sits higher than 70% of the 10 Zambia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmFLNDPeter Zuze Air Force BaseNdola
- 22nmKIWSouthdowns AirportKitwe
- 43nmCGJKasompe AirportChingola
- 101nmFBMLubumbashi International AirportLubumbashi
- 142nmLUNKenneth Kaunda International AirportLusaka
- 147nmFLLCLusaka City AirportLusaka
Location
Open the full mapFLSK · Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport · Ndola, Zambia