Mbala
Mbala is an airport in Northern Province, Zambia and has an elevation of 1,673 metres. Mbala is situated nearby to the locality Kazimolwa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Mbala Airport
Aerodrome
Mbala Airport is an airport serving Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia. Runway 12 has a displaced threshold of 95 metres that can be used for takeoff. As of April 2024, there are plans by the government of Zambia to transform Mbala Airport into a military base, therefore transferring the management responsibilities from Zambia Airports Corporation Limited to the Zambian Air Force.
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Mbala
Town
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Mbala is Zambia's most northerly large town and seat of Mbala District in Northern Province, occupying a strategic location close to the border with Tanzania and controlling the southern approaches to Lake Tanganyika, 40 km by road to the north-west, where the port of Mpulungu is located. Mbala is situated 4 km east of Mbala.
Mbala
- Type: Airport
- Category: transportation
- Location: Northern Province, Zambia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-8.85° or 8° 51′ southLongitude
31.33333° or 31° 20′ eastElevation
1,673 metres (5,489 feet)IATA airport code
MMQICAO airport code
FLBAOpen location code
6G3H582M+28GeoNames ID
6297006
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