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Transport, Works Supply & Communications
NATIONAL AIRPORTS CORPORATION LTD
Robinson Misitala
Managing Director
Lusaka International Airport
PO Box 30175 Lusaka
Tel: +260-211-271281
Fax: +260-211-224777
robinson.misitala@lun.aero
nacl@zamnet.zm
www.l-un.aero or www.nacl.co.zm
National Airports Corporation Ltd. (NACL) has four
international airports under its management, namely
Lusaka, Ndola, Livingstone and Mfuwe. The four of
them offer competitive services to both passengers
and aircraft operators alike.
Lusaka International Airport is the main gateway into
Zambia. It is situated only 26 kilometres from the
centre of Lusaka. It has modern terminal and pas-
sengers facilities. The Lusaka Airport has the biggest
capacity and circulation in the country. It has an an-
nual capacity of 390,500 passengers. Amongst pas-
sengers facilities are: 10 check-in desks, 2 gates, 2
baggage claim belts, 1,000 short term parking spac-
es, 100 long term parking spaces, post office, bank,
bureau de change, restaurants, cafeterias, bars, VIP
Lounge, Duty Free Shop, newsagent/tobacconist,
chemist shop, gift shop, travel agent, tourist informa-
tion desk, car rental, taxi service/rank, first aid, disa-
bled access/facilities and a business centre.
On the Copperbelt, Ndola International Airport is a
vital component for the development of the mining
industry as well as a refuelling point for northbound
aircraft. The airport offers direct flights to Johan-
nesburg and Lubumbashi. Livingstone International
Airport services the tourist capital of Zambia with di-
rect flights to and from Johannesburg and Lusaka.
Mfuwe International Airport is located in the deep
heart of the South Luangwa National Park. The air-
port has easy connections to Lusaka and Lilongwe
in Malawi.
NACL has recently acquired new aircraft & passen-
ger handling equipment. This has greatly improved
the ground handling services they are providing to
the airlines operating into & out of Lusaka Interna-
tional Airport.
Their cargo facilities have a capacity of 14,735tonnes
(32,484,000lbs), Warehouse 9,000m² (96,875sq ft),
3x 747 Freighter Docks. National Airports Corpora-
tion is able to offer the following services: bonded
warehouse, transit zone, domestic cargo, mechani-
cal handling, air-conditioned storage, refrigerated
storage, deep freeze storage, mortuary, fresh meat
inspection, health officials, X-Ray equipment, se-
curity for valuables, dangerous goods, very large/
heavy cargo, express/courier centre and handling
equipment.
Looking to the future, the NACL has established a
Master Plan to develop the four airports into airport
cities that will have shopping malls, conference facili-
ties, sports complex and other one-stop facilities. In-
vestments into these plans will come from the public
and private sector in line with the Public Private Part-
nerships, which the Government has put in place.
The first step of the Master Plan was to begin the
construction of a $12 Million dollar new international
terminal building at Livingstone International Airport.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new interna-
tional terminal building took place on the 17th August
2010.
The new terminal building will be developed in three
phases. The first phase will entail construction of
a new terminal building concourse, administration
wing, departure lounge and all core commercial ar-
eas and access roads. The corporation has secured
funding for this phase from the Zambia National
Commercial Bank. The works under this phase are
scheduled for completion by April 2012. The first
phase will cost US$6.6 Million. Under the second
phase, construction of the arrivals hall, drop off zone
and the walkways will be done at an estimated cost
of US$5.13 Million. The corporation is yet to secure
funding for this phase.
The estimated cost for the final phase is US$ 7.4
Million. The works will relate to the construction of
the current concourse and segments of both the ar-
rivals and departure halls. Upon completion of the
whole project, the current terminal building will be
consigned to a domestic terminal.
Plans to develop the other airports have still yet to
be revealed. Once realized however, Zambia will be
positioned as a major transportation capital for the
region.
“Air transport is the fastest mode of transport. We
want Zambia to be a cargo hub for traffic from Asia,
Europe and America so that we can start distributing
to neighbouring capital cities and accompany Zam-
bia’s development”
Robinson Misitala
Managing Director