Airport guide
MansaIATA code MNS
Mansa (MNS/FLMA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Mansa, Zambia in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Mansa, Zambia
- Codes
- MNS · FLMA
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka
- Region
- Africa
Mansa (MNS/FLMA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Mansa, Zambia in Africa. Operating on Africa/Lusaka local time at coordinates -11.130°, 28.870°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Mansa (MNS) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Mansa, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Mansa airport details
- IATA code
- MNS
- ICAO code
- FLMA
- City
- Mansa
- Country
- Zambia
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates
- -11.137°, 28.873°
- 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 Mansa’s own pages.
MNS airport facts
- Size class
- Small airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 1,250 m (4,101 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Lubumbashi International Airport FBM · 155 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Routes from MNS
Originfacts does not track any routes from MNS yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Where MNS is
5.2 km north-northwest
Mansa lies 5.2 km north-northwest of Mansa city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at MNS
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Mansa, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Mansa’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly: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.
Airports near Mansa
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- LubumbashiLubumbashi International AirportFBM155 km
- NdolaSimon Mwansa Kapwepwe International AirportNLA208 km
- KasamaKasama AirportKAA267 km
- MfuweMfuweMFU409 km
- LusakaKenneth Kaunda International AirportLUN469 km
- Lower Zambezi NPRoyal AirstripRYL503 km
- JekiJekiJEK507 km
- MbeyaMbeya AirportMBI560 km
- KalemieKalemie AirportFMI585 km
Mansa: common questions
Where is Mansa?
Mansa serves Mansa, Zambia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -11.137°, 28.873°.
What are the airport codes for Mansa?
The IATA code is MNS and the ICAO code is FLMA.
What time zone is MNS in?
Mansa is in the Africa/Lusaka time zone.
How far is MNS from Mansa city centre?
Mansa is about 5.2 km north-northwest of Mansa city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Mansa?
OurAirports gives MNS’s elevation as 1,250 m (4,101 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 Mansa’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Coordinates, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026 0
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)