Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (FLSK/NLA)

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA) is a medium airport in Ndola, Zambia. It carries the IATA code NLA. It sits in Africa.

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport has scheduled airline service, so private and charter flights share the field with airline traffic.

The longest runway measures 11,483 ft (3,500 m), typically long enough for large-cabin and ultra-long-range jets. Aircraft typically matched to a runway of this length include the Gulfstream G650, Bombardier Global 7500, and Dassault Falcon 8X. Actual runway requirements vary with aircraft weight, air temperature, field elevation, and runway condition.

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport sits at 4,308 ft above sea level. Hot-and-high conditions can meaningfully reduce takeoff performance in summer, so planners should factor density altitude into payload and fuel decisions.

Local operations run on Africa/Lusaka.

SkyAccess inventory for NLA updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

Use this page to compare NLA against nearby alternatives, browse live empty-leg pricing in both directions, and brief yourself on the runway and elevation profile before you book.

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport is an international airport in Ndola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. It was called Ndola Airport before being renamed in 2011 for Simon Kapwepwe, the nation's former vice president. It is adjacent to the Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial about fifteen kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the city centre.