Kariba Airport guide

Kariba Airport (ICAO FVKB) serves the lakeside town of Kariba in northern Zimbabwe. It lies about 4 km east of the town, at an elevation of roughly 520 m. During the Rhodesian Bush War the field was designated Forward Air Field 2.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe operates the airport. It has a single asphalt runway, 09/27, about 1,650 m long. Aviation officials have said the strip sits between power lines and a gorge, which limits any extension, and relocation to a new site has been costed at around US$100 million.

Traffic is light. Reports put arrivals at about 14,000 in 1999 and about 3,000 in 2018, and officials described the airport as running at under 20 percent of its capacity. Fastjet Zimbabwe was due to start scheduled flights to Harare and Victoria Falls in late March 2023, serving visitors to Lake Kariba and its houseboat and safari trade.