{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport","iataCode":"NLA","icaoCode":"FLSK","city":"Ndola","country":"ZM","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":true,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-12.961667,"longitude":28.516667},"elevationMeters":1313,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Opened in August 2021 to replace Ndola's obsolete old airport, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International (NLA) was built by China's AVIC International for around US$397 million. It serves the Copperbelt industrial region — Ndola, Kitwe and the surrounding copper and cobalt mines — from a site about 14 km from Ndola. A 3,500-metre runway accepts wide-body aircraft, and a dedicated transit cargo terminal rated above 30,000 tonnes a year keeps freight separate from passenger flows. In 2023 the airport ha","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/simon-mwansa-kapwepwe-international-airport-nla","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/simon-mwansa-kapwepwe-international-airport-nla","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport · (IATA: NLA) · Ndola, ZM · 1313 m · Cargo Hub"}