Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA/FVFA)

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

The airport has a single runway, 12/30, 4,000 m (13,123 ft) long. Its elevation is 1,064 m (3,490 ft).

Weather

There is no current aviation weather report for this airport. Some airports only report during certain hours.

Forecast

No valid forecast (TAF) for this airport.

  • Local time 04:19 (UTC+2)
  • Sunrise 05:38
  • Sunset 18:22
Details (expert)

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METAR/TAF log

Aviation weather reports issued in the last 24 hours, newest first. Times are the airport’s local time (currently UTC+2), with UTC alongside. METAR is the routine report, SPECI a special report issued when the weather changes significantly, and TAF the aerodrome forecast.

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Reports are kept for 30 days; the last 7 days are available from the API.

Live air traffic

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Flight counts, delays and cancellations

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Key facts

IATA code
VFA
ICAO code
FVFA
Type
Large airport
Country
Zimbabwe
Municipality served
Victoria Falls
Airport reference point
18.0974° S, 25.8369° E18° 05′ 51″ S, 25° 50′ 13″ E
Elevation
1,064 m (3,490 ft)
Runways
1

Runways

Runways at Victoria Falls International Airport
RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLightingTrue bearing
12/304,000 m (13,123 ft)45 mAsphaltYes12 110°30 290°

Bearings are relative to true north; runway names come from the magnetic bearing.

Nearest airports

  1. Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI), Zambia: 31 km
  2. Kasane International Airport (BBK), Botswana: 77 km
  3. Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA), Namibia: 183 km

Distances are straight-line distances between airport reference points.