Kitwe has one small airport from which you can board flights to Ndola, Lusaka, Livingstone and numerous game reserves around Zambia.

Flights to Kitwe land at Southdowns Airport and at Ndola airport. To connect to international flights, you will need to fly to Lusaka International Airport.

Although you can get a taxi at the airport to take you to your hotel in Kitwe, it is better make road arrangements before travelling.

Southdowns Airport:

Located 21.6km West of Kitwe (About 27 minutes drive)

Airport IATA Code : KIW
Runway Length : 6660 ft.
Runway Elevation : 4145 ft.
World Area Code : 597
GMT Offset : -2.0

Check for flights from Southdowns here

Ndola Airport:

Situated 65.5km south of Kitwe (About 1hr 20min. drive)

Airport IATA Code : NLA
Runway Length : 8250 ft
Runway Elevation : 4167 ft
World Area Code : 597
GMT Offset : -2.0

Check Flight times from Ndola here:

Sources:-

• http://www.theairdb.com/airport/KIW.html
• http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/airportDetails.do?airportCode=NLA