Victoria Falls Airport
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe | ||||||||||
| Serves | Victoria Falls | ||||||||||
| Location | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,490 ft / 1,064 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°05′45″S 25°50′20″E / 18.09583°S 25.83889°E | ||||||||||
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  VFA Location in Zimbabwe | |||||||||||
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Victoria Falls Airport (IATA: VFA, ICAO: FVFA) is an international airport serving the Victoria Falls tourism industry, and is 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of the town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
The Victoria Falls VOR-DME (Ident: VFA) is located on the field.[4]
Overview
In April 2013, Exim Bank of China had provided a $150 million loan to build the airport's new runway, taxiways and a new terminal to increase the airport's capacity from 500,000 to 1.7million passengers annually.[5]
The airport operates 12 hours per day, with immigration and customs services available during operating hours. It offers airport facilities and services, including aircraft parking, cargo and passenger handling, refuelling, weather information, restaurants, and duty-free shops.banking facilities. The airport has shuttle services to hotels and other places in town. There is a variety of tour operators, car rentals (Avis, Europcar, Budget, Kanondo).
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Botswana | Maun |
| Air Namibia | Windhoek-Hosea Kutako |
| Air Zimbabwe | Bulawayo, Harare, Johannesburg-OR Tambo |
| British Airways operated by Comair | Johannesburg-OR Tambo |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa (begins 26 March 2017)[6] |
| Fastjet Zimbabwe | Harare |
| South African Airways | Johannesburg-OR Tambo |
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for VFA at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Google Maps - Victoria Falls
- ^ SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
- ^ CAAZ is luring new Airlines to all its destinations including Vic Falls airport, says official , 22/04/2015 00:00:00, by The Source, http://www.newzimbabwe.com/business-22080-No+airlines+for+new+Vic+Falls+airport/business.aspx
- ^ https://www.zimeye.net/ethiopia-airlines-opens-vic-falls-route/
External links
- Victoria Falls International Airport
- OurAirports - Victoria Falls
- OpenStreetMap - Victoria Falls Airport
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