Airport guide
Kenneth Kaunda International AirportIATA code LUN
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN/FLLS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Lusaka, Zambia in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Lusaka, Zambia
- Codes
- LUN · FLLS
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka
- Region
- Africa
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN/FLLS) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Lusaka, Zambia in Africa. Operating on Africa/Lusaka local time at coordinates -15.330°, 28.450°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Lusaka, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport details
- IATA code
- LUN
- ICAO code
- FLLS
- City
- Lusaka
- Country
- Zambia
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates
- -15.331°, 28.453°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Kenneth Kaunda International Airport’s own pages.
LUN airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 1,152 m (3,779 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Kariba Airport KAB · 140 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at LUN
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, 1 lit. Longest 10/28: 3,962 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,962 m12,998 ft | 46 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 15/33 | 823 m2,700 ft | 30 m | grass | Not listed as lit |
Airlines and destinations from LUN
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from LUN in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from LUN to 8 destinations in 7 countries, on 6 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- EKEmirates2 destinations
- ETEthiopian Airlines2 destinations
- P0Proflight Zambia1 destination
- WBRwandAir1 destination
- SASouth African Airways1 destination
- ZNZambia Airways1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Zambia (2)
- Livingstone, Ndola
- Ethiopia (1)
- Addis Ababa
- Rwanda (1)
- Kigali
- South Africa (1)
- Johannesburg
- Tanzania (1)
- Dar Es Salaam
- United Arab Emirates (1)
- Dubai
- Zimbabwe (1)
- Harare
Check schedules with the airline or Kenneth Kaunda International Airport before you book.
Routes from LUN
Originfacts does not track any routes from LUN yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Terminals, transport and parking at LUN
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Lusaka, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Kenneth Kaunda International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:nacl.co.zm/?page_id=336 (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at LUN, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at -15.33°, 28.45° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: October (average high 35°C). Coolest: July (26°C high, 11°C low). Wettest: January (236 mm); driest: August (1 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°C | 19°C | 236 mm | |
| Feb | 27°C | 19°C | 153 mm | |
| Mar | 28°C | 19°C | 78 mm | |
| Apr | 29°C | 17°C | 34 mm | |
| May | 28°C | 14°C | 3 mm | |
| Jun | 26°C | 12°C | 2 mm | |
| Jul | 26°C | 11°C | 2 mm | |
| Aug | 29°C | 13°C | 1 mm | |
| Sep | 33°C | 17°C | 3 mm | |
| Oct | 35°C | 20°C | 14 mm | |
| Nov | 33°C | 21°C | 75 mm | |
| Dec | 30°C | 20°C | 196 mm |
Airports near Lusaka
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- Lower Zambezi NPRoyal AirstripRYL124 km
- JekiJekiJEK128 km
- NdolaSimon Mwansa Kapwepwe International AirportNLA261 km
- LivingstoneLivingstone AirportLVI394 km
- Victoria FallsVictoria Falls AirportVFA414 km
- LubumbashiLubumbashi International AirportFBM428 km
- MfuweMfuweMFU439 km
- KasaneKasane AirportBBK448 km
- MansaMansaMNS469 km
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport: common questions
Where is Kenneth Kaunda International Airport?
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport serves Lusaka, Zambia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -15.331°, 28.453°.
What are the airport codes for Kenneth Kaunda International Airport?
The IATA code is LUN and the ICAO code is FLLS.
What time zone is LUN in?
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is in the Africa/Lusaka time zone.
What is the official website of Kenneth Kaunda International Airport?
The airport’s official website is nacl.co.zm/?page_id=336. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Kenneth Kaunda International Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at LUN: 10/28 (3,962 m (12,998 ft), asphalt); 15/33 (823 m (2,700 ft), grass).
Where can you fly nonstop from LUN?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from LUN to 8 destinations in 7 countries, the most in Zambia (2). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
What is the weather like at LUN through the year?
NASA POWER averages for 2016–2025 put the warmest month at October (average high 35°C, low 20°C) and the coolest at July (26°C / 11°C); January is the wettest (236 mm) and August the driest (1 mm).
What is the elevation of Kenneth Kaunda International Airport?
OurAirports gives LUN’s elevation as 1,152 m (3,779 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Kenneth Kaunda International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Official websiteOurAirports (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)