Airports / Zambia / KIW
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Kitwe, Zambia, Southdowns Airport (FLSO / KIW) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 4,145 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list KIW as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA, 22 nm), Kasompe Airport (CGJ, 25 nm), and Peter Zuze Air Force Base (FLND, 31 nm).
Trip costs from KIW are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KIW to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FLSO
IATA
KIW
FAA / Local
FLSO
Elevation
4,145 ft
Coordinates
12.9005° S · 28.1499° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Zambia fields
state range 1,853–4,636 ft
At 4,145 ft, KIW sits lower than 50% 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.
- 22nmNLASimon Mwansa Kapwepwe International AirportNdola
- 25nmCGJKasompe AirportChingola
- 31nmFLNDPeter Zuze Air Force BaseNdola
- 87nmFBMLubumbashi International AirportLubumbashi
- 147nmLUNKenneth Kaunda International AirportLusaka
- 151nmFLLCLusaka City AirportLusaka
Location
Open the full mapFLSO · Southdowns Airport · Kitwe, Zambia