LUNFLKK

Kenneth Kaunda International Airport

Lusaka, Zambia · Africa

Africa Africa/Lusaka IVCA 43.4

20direct destinations

18airlines

1967opened

Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (IATA: LUN, ICAO: FLKK) 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. 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. The airport opened in 1967 as Lusaka International Airport. It was renamed in 2011 in honour of Kenneth Kaunda (1924–2021), the nation's first president.

Location

15.331°S, 28.453°E · 1.152 m s. n. m. (3.779 ft)

General data

CountryZambia

CityLusaka

IATA codeLUN

ICAO codeFLKK

Coordinates15.331°S, 28.453°E

Elevation1.152 m s. n. m. (3.779 ft)

Time zoneAfrica/Lusaka

Opened1967

Direct destinations20

Its quality in the IVCA Ranking

History

In 2015, the government of Zambia began a three-year, US$360 million expansion and improvement of the airport, with funds borrowed from the Exim Bank of China. The work, contracted to China Jiangxi International, involves construction of a new "two-story terminal building, 22 check-in counters, 12 border channels and six security check counters; a presidential terminal, a new air traffic control building and tower and a new hotel". The new terminal was expected to open in 2019. Construction was substantially complete by late January 2020. The new terminal was officially opened 5 August 2021. All international flights use the new terminal, called Terminal Two, while domestic flights use the original terminal, Terminal One.

Airlines operating here · 18

Other airlines with direct routes

Proflight Zambia Zambia Airways Kenya Airways Air Botswana Air Tanzania Airlink CemAir Emirates Ethiopian Airlines Fastjet Zimbabwe Mahogany Air Malawi Airlines Qatar Airways Royal Zambian Airlines RwandAir South African Airways Turkish Airlines Uganda Airlines

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

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_lun,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LUN},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LUN}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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