Kariba Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Kariba, Zimbabwe}}

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| image = Kariba Airport 1959 Robbins-1.jpg

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| caption = Kariba Airport (1959)

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| IATA = KAB

| ICAO = FVKB

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| type = Public

| owner-oper =CAAZ{{cite web|title=Kariba Airport |url=http://www.caaz.co.zw//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=57 |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) |access-date=30 March 2012 |archive-date=17 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217141855/http://www.caaz.co.zw//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=57 |url-status=dead }}

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| location = Kariba

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| elevation-f = 1706

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| coordinates = {{coord|16|31|11|S|28|53|06|E|display=inline,title}}

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Zimbabwe

| r1-number = 09/27

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| footnotes = Sources: WAData{{cite web|url-status=usurped|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=FVKB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=FVKB|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for FVKB|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006. GCM{{GCM|KAB}} Google Maps[https://www.google.com/maps/@-16.5208627,28.8841275,2464m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps – Kariba]

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Kariba Airport {{airport codes|KAB|FVKB}} is an international airport serving Kariba, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. It is {{convert|4|km}} east of the town, and {{convert|13|km}} east of the Kariba Dam, the outlet of Lake Kariba.{{Cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/24939900|title=Kariba Airport|website=Mapcarta|access-date=2018-09-03}} The Kariba non-directional beacon (Ident: KB) is {{convert|3.6|nmi|km}} west of the runway.{{Cite web|url=http://ourairports.com/navaids/KB/Kariba_NDB_ZW/#lat=-16.52720069885254,lon=28.823699951171875,zoom=10,type=Satellite|title=Kariba NDB (KB) @ OurAirports|website=ourairports.com|date= 2020-10-01|access-date=2018-09-03}}

There have been calls from local politicians and tourism businesses for the modest airport to be refurbished.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newzimbabwe.com/calls-for-kariba-airport-revamp-grow-louder/|title=Calls for Kariba Airport revamp grow louder|website=New Zimbabwe|access-date=2023-01-03}}

Fastjet Zimbabwe announced that they would be introducing scheduled services to Kariba Airport from both Harare and Victoria Falls, commencing in late March 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastjet.com/about-us/our-company/|title=Fastjet announces new domestic routes|date=2022-12-15|website=Fastjet|access-date=2023-01-03}}