Longest Airport Runways in Zambia

Airports in Zambia ranked by the length of their longest open runway.

📅 2026📏 metres15 entries🇿🇲 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 15

1,000 metres2,000 metres3,000 metres

Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Kenneth Kaunda International AirportLusaka · 12,998 ft · ASP

3,962 m

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International AirportNdola · 11,483 ft · ASP

3,500 m

Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International AirportLivingstone · 9,843 ft · ASP

3,000 m

Solwesi AirportSolwesi · 8,858 ft · ASP

2,700 m

Peter Zuze Air Force BaseNdola · 8,250 ft · CON

2,515 m

Mfuwe International AirportMfuwe · 7,349 ft · ASP

2,240 m

Lusaka City AirportLusaka · 6,594 ft · ASP

2,010 m

Southdowns AirportKitwe · 6,562 ft · ASP

2,000 m

Kasama AirportKasama · 6,148 ft · Gravel

1,874 m

Royal Zambezi Lodge AirstripLower Zambezi River · 5,574 ft

1,699 m

Chipata AirportChipata · 4,823 ft · UNK

1,470 m

Mongu AirportMongu · 4,800 ft · BRI

1,463 m

Kasompe AirportChingola · 4,698 ft · ASP

1,432 m

Isoka AirportIsoka · 4,400 ft · Dirt

1,341 m

Jeki AirportJeki · 3,232 ft

985 m

Highlights

Within Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda International Airport ranks first in 2026 with 3,962 m, followed by Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (3,500 m) and Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (3,000 m).

Across 15 entries, values run from 3,962 m (Kenneth Kaunda International Airport) to 985 m (Jeki Airport), with a median of 2,000 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets · Public domain (OurAirports) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Airport and runway records are community maintained and released to the public domain; no guarantee of accuracy is made. Only active small, medium, and large airports are included.