Solwezi Airport
Airport in Solwezi, Zambia
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Solwezi Airport (IATA: SLI, ICAO: FLSW) is an airport serving Solwezi, a city in the North-Western Province of Zambia.[4] 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.[5]
Solwezi Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Solwezi | ||||||||||
| Location | Solwezi, Zambia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,583 ft / 1,397 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°10′27″S 26°22′00″E | ||||||||||
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  SLI Location of the airport in Zambia | |||||||||||
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| Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3] | |||||||||||
Location
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Proflight Zambia | Lusaka |
| Zambia Airways | Lusaka, Kalumbila Airport |
Infrastructure
The runway at Solwezi airport is a 2,700m (8,858 ft) asphalt runway with 115 and 65 metres (377 and 213 ft) paved overruns on the east and west ends respectively to keep aircraft from overrunning the runway. Solwezi also has a non-directional beacon (Ident: SW) located on the field to help aircraft navigate towards the airport.[6]
