Kenneth Kaunda International Airport


Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is an international airport in Lusaka, Zambia. It was officially known as the Lusaka International Airport before being renamed in 2011 in honour of Kenneth Kaunda, the nation's first president. The airport has a capacity of two million passengers per year. The airport was designed by civil engineer Foad Mahboubi.

Location

The airport is located in Chongwe District, off the Great East Road, approximately northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Ground transportation

are the most common form of transport to and from the city, as it is a 15 to 20-minute ride to the city centre.

Expansion plans

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-storey 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.