Katima Mulilo Airport

Katima Mulilo Airport Mpacha Airport
IATA: MPA – ICAO: FYKM Katima Mulilo Airport Location of airport in Namibia
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		Namibia Airports Co.[1]
Serves		Katima Mulilo, Namibia
Elevation AMSL		3,144 ft / 958 m
Coordinates		17°38′03″S 024°10′35″E / 17.63417°S 24.17639°E / -17.63417; 24.17639
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
09/27	2,292	7,520	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[2]

Crossing the Caprivi Highway on approach to Katima's Mpacha Airport.

Katima Mulilo Airport (IATA: MPA, ICAO: FYKM, formerly FYMP), also known as Mpacha Airport,^[3] serves Katima Mulilo, the capital of the Caprivi Region in Namibia. The airport is situated on the B8 road, about 18 km (11 mi) southwest of the center of Katima Mulilo.^[4]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 3,144 feet (958 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,292 by 39 metres (7,520 × 128 ft).^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Namibia	Windhoek

References

1. ^ Namibia Airports Company: Airport Information
2. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for FYKM from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
3. ^ Accident history for MPA at Aviation Safety Network
4. ^ "Distance from Katima Mulilo to airport". WikiMapia. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=-17.5573006&lon=24.2327499&z=12&l=0&m=h&gz=0;241771746;-176325297;1040375;1270262;0;0. Retrieved 18 Feb 2010. 

External links

• Current weather for FYKM at NOAA/NWS