Katima Mulilo Airport

Katima Mulilo Airport
Mpacha Airport

Katima Mulilo Airport
MPA

Location of airport in Namibia

IATA: MPAICAO: FYKM
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Namibia Airports Co.[1]
Serves Katima Mulilo, Namibia
Elevation AMSL 3,144 ft / 958 m
Coordinates 17°38′03″S 024°10′35″E / 17.63417°S 24.17639°E / -17.63417; 24.17639
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,292 7,520 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[2]
Crossing the Caprivi Highway on approach to Katima's Mpacha Airport.

Katima Mulilo Airport (IATA: MPA, ICAO: FYKM, formerly FYMP), also known as Mpacha Airport,[3] serves Katima Mulilo, the capital of the Zambezi Region in Namibia. The airport is situated on the B8 road, about 18 km (11 mi) southwest of the center of Katima Mulilo.[4]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 3,144 feet (958 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,292 by 39 metres (7,520 ft × 128 ft).[2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Namibia Rundu,[5] Windhoek-Eros

References

  1. Namibia Airports Company: Airport Information
  2. 1 2 Airport information for FYKM from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. Accident history for MPA at Aviation Safety Network
  4. "Distance from Katima Mulilo to airport". WikiMapia. Retrieved 18 Feb 2010.
  5. http://www.airnamibia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/newSchedule_05April_-to_05_sep_2015.pdf

External links

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