Charles Prince Airport

Charles Prince Airport
Super Constellation parked at Charles Prince Airport in 1975 and used as a clubhouse.
IATA: none – ICAO: FVCP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Serves		Harare
Location		Mount Hampden
Elevation AMSL		1,477 m / 4,845 ft
Coordinates		17°45′5.62″S 30°55′28.94″E / 17.7515611°S 30.9247056°E / -17.7515611; 30.9247056
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
06/24	1,200	3,937	Asphalt
14/32	925	3,035	Asphalt

Charles Prince Airport, formerly named Mount Hampden and renamed after former airport manager Charles Prince (who was a Royal Air Force officer during World War II), is located approximately 8 km northwest of Harare, Zimbabwe. During World War II it served as a Rhodesian Air Training Group (RATG) location, training pilots for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. In 1973 the airport was converted to civilian use. One of the major operators at Charles Prince Airport is Executive Air.

External links

• World Aero Data
• Zimbabwe Military Air Bases and Airfields
• Official Site