Airports / Zimbabwe / KAB
Kariba Airport
FVKB / KABKariba, ZimbabweELEV 1,706 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
74 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lusaka City Airport (FLLC).
Overview
Kariba Airport, listed as FVKB / KAB, is a mid-sized airport in Kariba, Zimbabwe. The airport sits 1,706 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KAB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Lusaka City Airport (FLLC, 74 nm), Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN, 76 nm), and Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE, 152 nm).
Charter pricing from KAB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kariba.
Field capability
ICAO
FVKB
IATA
KAB
FAA / Local
FVKB
Elevation
1,706 ft
Coordinates
16.5198° S · 28.8850° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Zimbabwe fields
state range 1,421–4,887 ft
At 1,706 ft, KAB sits lower than 78% of the 9 Zimbabwe fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 74nmFLLCLusaka City AirportLusaka
- 76nmLUNKenneth Kaunda International AirportLusaka
- 152nmHRERobert Gabriel Mugabe International AirportHarare
- 166nmHWNHwange National Park AirportGwayi River Farms
- 184nmGWEJosiah Tungamirai Air Force BaseGweru
- 192nmLVIHarry Mwanga Nkumbula International AirportLivingstone
Location
Open the full mapFVKB · Kariba Airport · Kariba, Zimbabwe