KABFVKB

Kariba Airport

Kariba, Zimbabwe · Africa

Africa Africa/Harare

1direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

1,650 mLongest runway

Kariba Airport (IATA: KAB, ICAO: FVKB), designated as Forward Air Field 2 (FAF) during the Rhodesian Bush War, is an airport serving Kariba, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the town, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the Kariba Dam, the outlet of Lake Kariba. The Kariba non-directional beacon (Ident: KB) is 3.6 nautical miles (6.7 km) west of the runway. There have been calls from local politicians and tourism businesses for the modest airport to be refurbished. Fastjet Zimbabwe announced that they would be introducing scheduled services to Kariba Airport from both Harare and Victoria Falls, commencing in late March 2023.

Location

16.520°S, 28.885°E · 520 m s. n. m. (1.706 ft)

General data

CountryZimbabwe

CityKariba

IATA codeKAB

ICAO codeFVKB

Coordinates16.520°S, 28.885°E

Elevation520 m s. n. m. (1.706 ft)

Time zoneAfrica/Harare

Runways1

Longest runway1,650 m

Direct destinations1

Runways · 1

09/27

Length1,650 m5,413 ft

Width15 m49 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Tower

125.300TWR · APP

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Fastjet Zimbabwe

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

Photo: Brian Robbins · GFDL · view original

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Kariba Airport (KAB). Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAB

MLA

“Kariba Airport (KAB).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAB. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Kariba Airport (KAB). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAB (Accessed: 25 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_kab,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Kariba Airport (KAB)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAB},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAB}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-25},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-25}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAB |title=Kariba Airport (KAB) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-25 |language=en}}