LUN · Lusaka, Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.
--:--:-- · CAT (UTC+02:00) · 15.3308° S, 28.4527° E
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
International airport serving Lusaka, Zambia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for LUN
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2894; ident FLLS; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
nacl.co.zm
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
LUN / FLKK
OurAirports ident
FLLS
GPS / local code
FLKK
ISO region
ZM-09
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
nacl.co.zm
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q332302
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CAT · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CAT
Africa/Lusaka · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
20 km
Approximate distance to central Lusaka.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Lusaka
Languages
English
Currency
ZMW (ZK)
Country area
752,612 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
12,998 ft / 3,962 m
Runway surface
asphalt, grass
Opened / operator
1967
Owner / entity
Q332302
Hub airlines
Zambia Airways, Royal Zambian Airlines, Mahogany Air
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Lusaka, Zambia. Lusaka's built-up core sits roughly 20 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Lusaka (UTC+02:00, CAT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN / FLKK) is at 15.3308° S, 28.4527° E, elevation 3,779 ft (1,152 m), serving Lusaka, Zambia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Lusaka is in Zambia (capital Lusaka); on Africa/Lusaka (CAT, UTC+02:00); working languages: English; currency: ZMW (ZK).
Distance from central Lusaka: 20 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for LUN.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN / FLKK)
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport · International airport serving Lusaka, Zambia
Source identifiers
FLLS · FLKK · ZM-09
nacl.co.zm · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is an international airport located in Chongwe District, off the Great East Road, approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for LUN; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is an international airport located in Chongwe District, off the Great East Road, approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Ntandabale
ntandabale · 7.3 km from LUN
Zambia · Africa/Lusaka · +0h · population 20,254 · city coordinates -15.3896, 28.4220
2. Madido
madido · 8.8 km from LUN
Zambia · Africa/Lusaka · +0h · population 80,782 · city coordinates -15.3545, 28.3742
3. Palabana
palabana · 16 km from LUN
Zambia · Africa/Lusaka · +0h · population 19,769 · city coordinates -15.4462, 28.5344
4. Lusaka
lusaka · 20 km from LUN
Zambia · Africa/Lusaka · +0h · population 2,212,301 · city coordinates -15.4067, 28.2871
5. Chunga
chunga · 20 km from LUN
Zambia · Africa/Lusaka · +0h · population 115,539 · city coordinates -15.3174, 28.2687
6. Chisankane
chisankane · 20 km from LUN
Zambia · Africa/Lusaka · +0h · population 41,014 · city coordinates -15.4821, 28.3510
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. HRE FVRG
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport · Harare
403 km from LUN · Africa/Harare · +0h · elevation 4,887 ft (1,490 m) · airport coordinates -17.9318, 31.0928
2. FBM FZQA
Lubumbashi International Airport · Lubumbashi
428 km from LUN · Africa/Lubumbashi · +0h · elevation 4,295 ft (1,309 m) · airport coordinates -11.5915, 27.5308
3. PTG FAPP
Polokwane International Airport · Polokwane
953 km from LUN · Africa/Johannesburg · +0h · elevation 4,076 ft (1,242 m) · airport coordinates -23.8453, 29.4586
Route-time reference set
1. LUN-HRE
Harare · 403 km · 1h 21m
Africa/Harare · +0h from LUN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. LUN-FBM
Lubumbashi · 428 km · 1h 22m
Africa/Lubumbashi · +0h from LUN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. LUN-PTG
Polokwane · 953 km · 2h 2m
Africa/Johannesburg · +0h from LUN; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 12,998 ft / 3,962 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt, grass
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for LUN.
Runway identifiers
10/28 · 15/33
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport has a capacity of 6 million and is the largest in Zambia, serving as a hub for its region.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LUN.
Source note 2
The airport serves as a hub for Zambia Airways, Proflight Zambia, Royal Zambian Airlines, and Mahogany Air.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for LUN.
Country and authority
LUN sits in Zambia (Republic of Zambia), whose capital is Lusaka. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Eastern Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: ZMW (ZK). LUN is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport serving Lusaka, Zambia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is an international airport located in Chongwe District, off the Great East Road, approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia. Location cue: Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is an international airport located in Chongwe District, off the Great East Road, approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q332302 · Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. Administrative area: Lusaka. Named after: Lusaka
Field and clock profile
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 3,779 ft (1,152 m), positioned at 15.3308° S, 28.4527° E in the Southern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 12,998 ft / 3,962 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Lusaka (CAT, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Ntandabale is the closest retained city-time anchor at 7.3 km. HRE Harare is the closest retained airport alternative at 403 km.
Country airport peers
LUN has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
LUN-HRE Harare: 403 km, about 1h 21m, +0h. LUN-FBM Lubumbashi: 428 km, about 1h 22m, +0h. LUN-PTG Polokwane: 953 km, about 2h 2m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident FLLS backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. nacl.co.zm is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Zambia Airways, Royal Zambian Airlines, Mahogany Air
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 12,998 ft / 3,962 m
Runway identifiers
10/28, 15/33
OurAirports classifies LUN as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Lusaka.
LUN (FLKK) is a moderate-elevation field at 3,779 ft (1,152 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
LUN also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as zambia airways, proflight zambia, royal zambian airlines, and mahogany air.
LUN's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 12,998 ft / 3,962 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt, grass.
A specific operator or management record for LUN is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- The airport has a capacity of 6 million and is the largest in Zambia, serving as a hub for its region.
- The airport serves as a hub for Zambia Airways, Proflight Zambia, Royal Zambian Airlines, and Mahogany Air.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at nacl.co.zm, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for LUN
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
LUN uses Africa/Lusaka (CAT, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is about 20 km from central Lusaka; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
HRE Harare is the closest retained alternate at 403 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
nacl.co.zm is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place LUN inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
LUN ranks #1 in the curated Zambia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
LUN has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Africa/Lusaka a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
LUN is 3,779 ft (1,152 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include EBB 3,782 ft (1,153 m) (3 ft delta) · INC 3,743 ft (1,141 m) (36 ft delta) · KIS 3,734 ft (1,138 m) (45 ft delta) · CJS 3,904 ft (1,190 m) (125 ft delta) · ELP 3,959 ft (1,207 m) (180 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
LUN's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are HRE 403 km +0h · FBM 428 km +0h · PTG 953 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare | HRE | 403 km | 1h 21m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Lubumbashi | FBM | 428 km | 1h 22m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Polokwane | PTG | 953 km | 2h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
LUN to HRE
Harare
Distance 403 km; estimated travel window 1h 21m; destination zone Africa/Harare is +0h from LUN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LUN to FBM
Lubumbashi
Distance 428 km; estimated travel window 1h 22m; destination zone Africa/Lubumbashi is +0h from LUN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LUN to PTG
Polokwane
Distance 953 km; estimated travel window 2h 2m; destination zone Africa/Johannesburg is +0h from LUN. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Lusaka is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from LUN, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Ntandabale
ntandabale · 7.3 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Madido
madido · 8.8 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Palabana
palabana · 16 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lusaka
lusaka · 20 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chunga
chunga · 20 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chisankane
chisankane · 20 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chongwe
chongwe · 25 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Namalombwe
namalombwe · 29 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chilanga Township
chilanga-township · 33 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lusaka West
lusaka-west · 37 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kafue
kafue · 57 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nampundwe
nampundwe · 60 km · Africa/Lusaka
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Zambia Airways, Royal Zambian Airlines, Mahogany Air, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Harare (HRE), Lubumbashi (FBM), Polokwane (PTG). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Zambia Airways, Proflight Zambia, Royal Zambian Airlines, and Mahogany Air.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 12,998 ft / 3,962 m; identifiers 10/28, 15/33.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt, grass; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1967.
- Network role: Zambia Airways, Royal Zambian Airlines, Mahogany Air.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from LUN. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International AirportHRE
Harare · large airport
- Distance
- 403 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 4,887 ft (1,490 m)
Compare against HRE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Lubumbashi International AirportFBM
Lubumbashi · large airport
- Distance
- 428 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 4,295 ft (1,309 m)
Compare against FBM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Polokwane International AirportPTG
Polokwane · large airport
- Distance
- 953 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 4,076 ft (1,242 m)
Compare against PTG when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) in?▾
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is in the Africa/Lusaka timezone (UTC+02:00, CAT).
What are the codes for Kenneth Kaunda International Airport?▾
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport uses IATA code LUN and ICAO code FLKK.
Where is Kenneth Kaunda International Airport located?▾
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is located in Lusaka, Zambia at coordinates 15.3308° S, 28.4527° E, with an elevation of 3,779 ft (1,152 m) (moderate-elevation field in the tropics).
How far is Kenneth Kaunda International Airport from central Lusaka?▾
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport sits roughly 20 km from the nearest mapped city center for Lusaka.
Which route reference is most useful from LUN?▾
Harare (HRE) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 21m, destination timezone Africa/Harare, and a +0h difference from LUN.
How many runways does Kenneth Kaunda International Airport have?▾
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,998 ft / 3,962 m; identifiers include 10/28, 15/33.