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NATIONAL AIRPORTSCORPORATION HANDBOOK
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CoNTeNTS
NATIoNAL AIRpoRTs CoRpoRATIoN LTDLusaka International AirportPO Box 30175, Lusaka, Zambia
pRINCe CHINTIMBWeDirector Airport Services
Tel: +260 211 271 292Fax: +260 211 271 292Cell: +260 977 795 227Email: [email protected]
fRANK CHINAMBuDirector Air Navigation Services
Tel: +260 211 271 118Fax: +260 211 271 118Email: [email protected]
AgNess CHAILAPlanning and Business Development Manager
Tel: +260 211 27 144; 271 313Direct: +260 211 271 007Fax: +260 211 271 007Cell: +260 977 799 778Email: [email protected]
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03 RuNwAy To SuCCeSS
07 NACL pRofILe
08 movINg up To The mAjoR LeAgue Lusaka international Airport looks to the future
13 A BRANd-New AIRpoRT foR LuSAKA state-of-the-art passenger terminal will enhance passenger
experience and tap new markets
16 BeTTINg BIg oN CARgo
21 LuSAKA INTeRNATIoNAL AIRpoRT CARgo fIguReS
22 LIvINgSToNe poSITIoNS ITSeLf foR gRowTh
As it welcomes tourists to the victoria falls
26 mININg pASSeNgeR ANd CARgo NumBeRS
ndola set to be regional cargo hub serving copper belt and regional markets
30 TouRISm TAKeS off AT mfuwe
31 pASSeNgeR TRAffIC By AIRpoRT
32 AIRpoRT LoCATIoNS
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W e, at the National Airports Corporation
Ltd (NACL), are committed to the
improvement of service delivery by ensuring
that all our airports and navigation services
meet the internationally accepted best
practices and standards.
To achieve this, the NACL seeks do the following:
1. Provide a modern airport network in our four
principal airports at Lusaka, Livingstone, Ndola and
Mfuwe. This will be achieved through the ongoing
expansion programmes that include master plans
for the four airports to drive growth and develop-
ment well into 2030.
2. Provide modern equipment at these airports.
This will include everything from enhanced
security and safety equipment and installations
at the airports as well as up-to-date ground
handling equipment.
3. Deliver high quality services in an environmen-
tally friendly manner that does minimal harm or no
harm at all to our treasured environment.
4. Upgrade our Global Navigation Satellite
Systems (GNSS) at all the four major airports in
Zambia to aid aircraft flying into Zambia.
5. Develop a large pool of highly skilled manpower
through constant training programmes meant to
bring them up to speed with the latest develop-
ments and technologies in the aviation industry.
I am also pleased to announce that the NACL
has applied for ISO 9001-2008. We have already
undergone an extensive audit on quality manage-
ment systems.
I am happy to note that our hard work is paying off
gradually as more airlines continue to seek landing
rights at our major airports. From January 2011
NACL expects to welcome major African carriers.
RwandAir, one of the youngest airlines in Africa,
will also commence flights into Lusaka in the first
quarter of 2011.
Through constant product improvement at all our
airports, competitive fees and constant engage-
ment with various government ministries and
agencies and key stakeholders in the aviation busi-
ness, including the airlines and exporters, NACL
seeks to provide an enabling environment through
which the airlines can benefit and visitors coming to
Zambia can experience our warmth
and hospitality.
Robinson MisitalaManaging director
National Airports Corporation Ltd
RuNwAy To SuCCeSS
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and more. We are honoured to have served
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access to quality banking services and
products that include 55 branches and 151
automated teller machines (ATMs) nationwide.
At Barclays, we view banking as a necessity rather
than a luxury and we are committed to serving every
segment of the Zambian population. Our Tonse
(Everyone) and Pan’gono Pan’gono (Bit by Bit) savings
accounts, aimed at the mass market, have made a
huge impact on Zambians by offering accessible
banking services and encouraging a culture of saving.
suppoRT
Our 95-year-old commitment to growing with
Zambia has been demonstrated by our sustained
and proactive support for business. We believe
that, by assisting the creation and expansion of
businesses such as agriculture, manufacturing,
mining, tourism and transport, Barclays has made
a difference in the local economy. Though we have
witnessed a global change in the economies of
Africa and Zambia, we continue to provide our best
and are pleased to have been voted Best Bank in
Zambia by the prominent UK magazine ‘emeafi-
nance’ in 2010.
Such recognition is due to the fact that we antici-
pate and understand the needs of our customers
and clients and offer them a full spectrum of prod-
ucts, from retail to treasury and commercial.
Our premise is simple. We lead with innovative
ideas, such as the launch of an International Travel
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Barclays Bank Zambia plc Airport Agencies contact details:
Lusaka International Airport:
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Livingstone International Airport:
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Ndola International Airport:
Tel: +260 212 611284
oveR 90 pRoud yeARS of BuSINeSS SuCCeSS IN ZAmBIA
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ational Airports Corporation Ltd (NACL)
is a parastatal company that is wholly
owned by the government of the Republic of
Zambia (gRZ). The NACL was established in
1989 after the amendment of the Aviation Act
and was incorporated under the Companies
Act Chapter 388 Volume 25 of the Laws of
Zambia.
The Corporation was established with the triple
purpose of developing, maintaining and managing
the four international airports in Zambia, namely
Lusaka, Livingstone, Ndola and Mfuwe as well
as to provide air navigation services in the entire
Zambian air space.
Lusaka International Airport is the gateway to
Zambia
Livingstone International Airport, serves the
tourist destination of Livingstone, home of the
mighty Victoria Falls.
Ndola International Airport serves the mineral-
rich Copperbelt Province.
Mfuwe International Airport links the world to
the wild by serving South Luangwa National
Park
CoRpoRATe AND MIssIoN sTATeMeNT
To develop and manage airport and air navigation
infrastructure and services to international standards,
meeting our stakeholders’ values while profitably
contributing to the national economic development.
VIsIoN
To be the leading provider of world-class airport
and air navigation services.
CoRe VALues
Integrity
Reliability
Customer satisfaction
Safety and security
Quality
Employee commitment
Employee motivation
Enhancing shareholder value
NACL pRofILe
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NATIONAL AIRPORTS CORPORATION HANDBOOK // 2011-128
usaka is the gateway to Zambia, and
Lusaka International Airport provides many
regional and international visitors with their
first impression of the nation’s capital.
“With the airport being the first experience for the
leisure and business traveller coming into Lusaka,
that impression must be very good for them to want
to stay here and spend or invest their money,” said
Prince Chintimbwe, Director of Airport Services
at the National Airports Corporation Ltd (NACL).
“Guided by this and other major issues that we are
currently looking at, plans are at an advanced stage
to construct a new modern airport for Lusaka.”
The airport opened in 1967 and was designed to
handle about 2 million passengers a year. It currently
handles only about 0.8 million passengers a year,
but the infrastructure is old and dilapidated. Having
undergone only piecemeal renovation over the past
four decades, it is long overdue for an overhaul.
oLD INfRAsTRuCTuRe
“The old infrastructure at the airport has not only
hindered the installation of vital airport services and
facilities over the years, but is a huge impediment
to expansion and it would be an even more costly
affair to attempt to expand it in its present state,”
said Mr Chintimbwe.
Consequently, the government, through the NACL,
has decided to build a new airport complex with
world-class facilities and superior ground handling
equipment.
NeW fLIgHTs LeAD To pAsseNgeR gRoWTH
Apart from its ageing infrastructure, another
pressing reason for the airport upgrade is that more
regional airlines want landing rights at Lusaka.
Projections from the NACL indicate that passenger
and cargo volumes will increase over the next few
years and well into 2030.
In recent months, the airport has welcomed at least
five new African carriers. EgyptAir and RwandAir,
one of Africa’s youngest airlines were expected to
start using Lusaka in the first quarter of 2011.
Robinson Misitala, Managing Director of the NACL,
said: “We have worked closely with the major airlines
that fly into Lusaka with a view to improving the
facilities at the airport. And, guided by the feedback
that we get from them and the need for us to create
a positive first impression for the business and
leisure traveller coming to Zambia, we have decided
movINg up To The mAjoR LeAgueLusaka international Airport looks to the future
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to come up with a new modern airport complex that
will be capable of handling the growing passenger
numbers at Lusaka International Airport.”
Mr Misitala said Lusaka has seen an average
growth of 13.5 per cent in passenger volumes in
the past five years. In spite of the global finan-
cial crisis, it registered an impressive six per cent
growth in 2009, thus underlining its potential.
And with Lusaka playing a bigger regional role,
especially in the Common Market for Southern
and Eastern Africa (COMESA), which covers more
than 350 million people, the city now plays host to
many regional and international conferences and
business meetings.
sTRoNg NATIoNAL AIRLINe
While the authorities are keen to develop a new
airport in Lusaka, they are alive to challenges in
the aviation sector and are willing to embrace them
so as to position Lusaka International Airport as a
major player in southern Africa.
One factor that has impeded the growth of Lusaka
International Airport is the absence of a major
national carrier. Growing competition in the African
skies, led to the demise of Zambia Airways.
Even though Lusaka-based Zambezi Airlines is
becoming a dominant airline in Zambia, it has
difficulties competing with major players such
as Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways and South
African Airlines.
“True, the fact that we do not have a strong
national airline has really affected the expansion
and development of Lusaka International Airport,
since we need a strong base airline to increase
revenue and to share a common national vision,”
said Mr Chintimbwe.
BeTWeeN TWo HuBs
Apart from that, Lusaka is positioned roughly
halfway between two air hubs, Nairobi’s Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to the north
and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International
Airport (OTIA) to the south.
Mr Chintimbwe said: “There are some positives
and negatives that we can draw from our loca-
tion between two major aviation brand airports in
Africa; the negative being that it makes it increas-
ingly difficult for us to grow as a dominant airport
hub in the region because we are competing
against bigger and well-tested brand airports with
excellent infrastructure and strong national airlines.
“However, this can work in our favour if we turn this
airport into a feeder airport for the two major hubs. This
can be achieved through the development and expan-
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sion of the existing infrastructure and the establishment
of a strong national airline to serve the southern African
region and provide traffic to the major airlines through
Lusaka. We are happy that the Zambian government is
open to discussions with both local and foreign investors
keen on establishing a strong airline for the country.”
BeNefITINg fRoM THe HuBs
According to Mr Chintimbwe, Lusaka gets most of
its traffic from the two hubs. From Nairobi, there is
a lot of cargo from Zambian and regional merchants
returning from shopping trips to the Middle East and
the Far East. From Johannesburg, there are large
numbers of tourists coming to Zambia.
Mr Chintimbwe said: “For us, we cannot be a
Jomo Kenyatta or an Oliver Tambo overnight, we
have much to learn from the two major hubs as
we develop our own. But while there is competi-
tion, both Jomo Kenyatta and Oliver Tambo are
not killing us because we are benefiting immensely
from them and it is helping increase our passenger
and cargo numbers.”
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usaka International Airport is to undergo
an expansion programme over the next
few years that will transform it into one of
the most modern in Africa, with world-class
facilities and efficient ground handling
equipment.
A new master plan for the airport has been put
together by the aviation consultancy group Leigh
Fischer Associates on behalf of the Zambian
government.
The study was funded by the United States Trade
& Development Agency (USTDA) to identify the
future of Lusaka and three other international
airports in Zambia: Livingstone International, in the
nation’s tourism capital; Ndola International Airport, in
Zambia’s copper mining heartland; and Mfuwe Inter-
national Airport, close to South Luangwa National
Park.
According to Robinson Misitala, Managing Director
of the National Airports Corporation Ltd (NACL),
the expansion and creation of a new international
airport at Lusaka has been prompted by a number
of critical factors. One of the main reasons is the
ageing condition of the current facility.
Misitala said it would be more expensive to expand
the current infrastructure; while the demolition
process, and the erection of new structures,
would not only weaken the airport structure but
would also pose a major security and safety threat
for passengers.
New airport
Prince Chintimbwe, director of airport services at
NACL, said: “It has therefore been decided that we
will have a new airport built adjacent to the current
terminal complex at Lusaka International Airport.”
According to Misitala, plans are at an advanced
stage. NACL is collaborating with various government
agencies, notably the Ministry of Transport & Commu-
nications, to decide the remaining processes that will
need final approval from the government.
pHAseD CoNsTRuCTIoN
According to Misitala, the expansion work will be
phased over a couple of years. The cost of the new
terminal building, plus auxiliary infrastructure such as
aprons and taxiways, will be about US $200 million.
A BRANd-New AIRpoRT foR LuSAKAstate-of-the-art passenger terminal will enhance passenger experience and tap new markets
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“Phase I of the expansion programme is set to
begin immediately we get the nod from the govern-
ment,” said Chintimbwe. “Our desire is not just to
create a new structure for the sake of it; we want
to create a worthy first impression to the visiting
leisure and business traveller coming into Zambia.
We are also alive to the fact that passenger and
cargo numbers at Lusaka are progressively rising
and, with regional and major African airlines
seeking landing rights into Lusaka, it makes it
necessary for us to construct a new passenger
terminal at the airport.”
Chintimbwe said Phase I of the expansion would
cost about US$200 million.
When complete, the new facility will be one of the
most modern airports in southern Africa, offering an
enhanced passenger experience. It will have self-
check-in kiosks and common use terminal equipment.
NeW TeRMINAL AND ToWeR
Phase I will include a new terminal building for
international departures and arrivals, says
Chintimbwe. There will be a new apron and taxi-
ways linked to the existing runway.
“As passenger numbers are projected to rise over
the years, we will develop new termini and aprons,”
said Mr Chintimbwe.
Tower
There will also be a new communications tower,
that will be centrally located between the existing
runway and the new runway, which will be devel-
oped on the west side of the new terminal complex.
The current terminal building will be refurbished for
domestic departures and arrivals.
RooM foR expANsIoN
Misitala said: “Once we get government approval,
it will help kick off the next phase, which will be
project financing for the construction of the new
passenger terminal. Thus far, we have received a
couple of offers from interested firms from China and
the United States, but we cannot proceed until we
get government approval.”
Located on nearly 2,000 hectares, Lusaka Inter-
national Airport has ample room for development,
with less than 200 hectares developed so far.
As well as having a modern terminal complex, the
airport will be linked to a new free economic zone
on the western fringes of the airport. Covering 500
hectares, this new complex is being developed by a
consortium of Chinese investors.
According to Misitala, this will complete the trans-
formation of Lusaka International Airport into a
major aviation player in southern Africa.
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s the National Airports Corporation Ltd
(NACL) seeks to expand and construct an
ultra-modern passenger complex at Lusaka
International Airport, the focus is now shifting
to the development of cargo business at the
airport.
The airport’s cargo handling capacity is underused
at the present time. The NACL is seeking ways to
change this to take advantage of Zambia’s central
location in southern Africa, with Lusaka positioned
almost equidistant between the east and west
coasts – a factor that could work positively for the
airport once its cargo capacity has been developed.
CARgo HuB foR souTHeRN AfRICA
“Our desire is to become the regional cargo hub in
southern Africa,” said Robinson Misitala, managing
director of the NACL. “We have a huge potential of
achieving this, not only because of our geograph-
ical location in the region but also because of our
progressively expanding mining and agricultural
activities, which are the biggest contributors to the
national gross domestic product.”
He went on: “We are alive to the fact that we are
a landlocked nation, but we want to use that to our
advantage. And, since we are neighbouring eight
countries in the region, we want to be the cargo
receiving and distribution hub serving all these
markets.”
AgRICuLTuRe BLooMs IN ZAMBIA
Agriculture is the second-largest contributor to
economic growth in Zambia. The industry has
taken off in the past few years thanks to the poli-
cies of the late president, Levy Mwanawasa, who
helped push the industry forward. When the land
ownership and subsequent economic crisis in next-
door Zimbabwe came to a head, this led a rapid
expansion of Zambia’s agricultural output as some
white Zimbabwean farmers crossed the border and
relocated in Zambia.
These factors, together with a stable socio-political
climate, were exactly what Zambia’s agricultural
sector needed to move it forward. Soon, the
country was producing a surplus and began to seek
new markets for its farm produce.
During this period, the country’s floriculture and
horticulture industries also took off. Although
the subsector is still at its parturient stage, the
industry offers huge potential not only in driving the
agricultural growth of Zambia but also developing a
vibrant air cargo business for Lusaka.
“We are seeing a growth area that has the potential
of making Lusaka International Airport a regional
BeTTINg BIg oN CARgo
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cargo hub that feeds into other markets in southern
African and into Europe as well,” said Mr Misitala.
CARgo DeVeLopMeNT CHALLeNges
However, he said the growth of the cargo business
at Lusaka was hampered by a number of factors
that were working against full exploitation – most
notably, the lack of regular scheduled cargo flights.
“Even though there are some chartered cargo
flights into Lusaka, their frequencies are irregular
and erratic to say the very least and cannot be
depended upon, especially by the fresh produce
farmers, who must get their produce to the markets
in prime condition,” said Misitala.
HIgH AIRfReIgHT CHARges
“And while there is a lot of cargo to take out
of Lusaka, many of the cargo flights that have
managed to come here have, on the other hand,
arrived empty or half-empty as there is not as much
cargo coming into Lusaka. This means that the
operators will charge higher rates for airfreighting
the fresh farm produce, and it has been a huge
deterrent to local farmers, who opt to transport
their produce by road to Johannesburg for onward
distribution to European markets through Oliver
Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.”
Another factor that is impeding the growth and
development of cargo business at Lusaka is
the dearth of cold storage facilities. The airport
currently has only one such facility, insufficient to
meet local demand. Moreover, access to the freight
terminal at Lusaka is very difficult because much of
the apron is unpaved, making it impossible for a jet
airliner to taxi to the cargo terminal to pick up cargo.
“This is worrying for the fresh farm produce
exporter because their produce may lose value
during the transfer time from the cold room storage
facility to the aircraft parked at the passenger
terminal, a distance of almost 1 km,” said Misi-
tala. “That is why we are racing against time to
develop these new facilities at the airport, because
we know the business is there. We only need to
upgrade and expand our facilities and equip them
with modern equipment to help grow Lusaka
International Airport as a favourable cargo hub in
the region.”
CoNsuLTATIVe eNgAgeMeNTs
To achieve this, the NACL has been in regular
consultation with the Zambia Export Growers
Association (ZEGA), an umbrella body for Zambia’s
produce farmers. At these meetings, ZEGA has
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put forward various proposals to the NACL that
they would like to be implemented at Lusaka
International Airport, especially now that they are
developing a new passenger terminal.
Misitala said ZEGA’s suggestions had been incor-
porated into the new master plan for Lusaka and
would be implemented as the expansion took place
over the next few years.
CARgo DeVeLopMeNT AT NDoLA
In addition to Lusaka, the NACL is looking to
develop cargo handling capacity at Ndola Interna-
tional Airport in the copper belt region.
“The northern region is ripe for cargo flights
because of the numerous mining activities in the
area,” said Misitala. “Ndola International Airport is
not only serving the mining companies operating
in northern Zambia, but is also serving the mining
operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
We therefore see a cargo business growth in these
areas through Ndola International Airport, especially
dry cargo coming into and out of the region.”
According to Misitala, the opening of the Cham-
bishi Multi-Economic Facility (MEF) between Kitwe
and Chingola is one of the new economic engines
in the region that is set to drive and fully develop
the cargo business at Ndola International Airport.
“The MEF at Chambishi will be an integral part in
the development of the cargo business at Ndola
because there will be a lot of value addition of the
minerals mined in the region, especially copper,”
said Misitala. “This means that there will be a lot of
imports of spares and machinery though Ndola and
the subsequent exports of finished products through
the airport to the regional and international markets.”
According to Misitala, the master plans for both
Lusaka and Ndola have factored in the MEF and
the future growth of cargo business and have made
provisions for rail extensions into these airports to
enhance the movement of cargo. Ndola Interna-
tional Airport is less than 10 km from an existing
railway line that would link it to the Chambishi MEF.
“We have seen the market. It can be grown,” said
Mr Misitala. “We only need to upgrade our infra-
structure, and that is what we are doing.”
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Cargo handled at Lusaka international Airport between January and August 2010
Cargo flights into Lusaka international Airport
LuSAKA INTeRNATIoNAL AIRpoRT CARgo fIguReS
CARgo (ToNNes)MoNTH uNLoAD LoAD TRANsIT ToTAL (tonnes)January 583.63 809.62 56.17 1,449.42 February 284.85 751.27 17.28 1,053.40 March 710.47 847.29 23.55 1,581.32 April 544.01 651.13 50.49 1,245.62 May 513.18 723.40 30.23 1,266.80 June 280.26 659.58 26.70 966.55 July 765.55 714.52 50.58 1,530.65 August 963.86 712.77 26.73 1,703.36 ToTALs 4,645.80 5,869.58 281.73 10,797.11
NAMe of AIRLINe A/C Type WeeKLy fReQueNCy HANDLeRSouth African Cargo B737; 54 tonnes 3 ZEGA LTDWorld Cargo MD 11; 286 tonnes 1 ZEGA LTDDHL BE 19 7 ZEGA LTD
MAIL (ToNNes)MoNTH uNLoAD LoAD TRANsIT ToTAL (kg) ToTAL fReIgHTJanuary 3.01 1.43 4.78 9.22 1,458.64 February 1.53 1.42 2.28 5.23 1,058.63 March 6.92 1.59 3.52 12.03 1,593.35 April 5.54 2.79 2.87 11.19 1,256.82 May 8.05 2.82 2.86 13.73 1,280.53June 18.80 1.87 3.03 23.70 990.25 July 7.37 2.46 3.87 13.70 1,544.35 August 1.13 1.51 3.56 6.20 1,709.55 ToTALs 52.34 15.90 26.77 95.00 10,892.11
fResH fLoWeRs fARM pRoDuCe fARM pRoDuCeMoNTH /VegeTABLes CHARTeRs sCHeDuLes DRy CARgo TRuCKsJanuary 323.6 177.1 161 50.4 19.7 February 253.7 152.5 140 72.5 16.8March 302.65 180.2 173 85.16 17.3 April 263.3 155.5 119 65.8 11.9May 271.2 126.7 176 56 23June 230.5 277 60.7 22.7July 245.65 288 90.6 25.5 August 208.2 271 63.8 21.7ToTALs 2,098.80 792.00 1,605.00 544.96 158.60
fresh produce exports at Lusaka international Airport
NATIONAL AIRPORTS CORPORATION HANDBOOK // 2011-1222
osi-oa-tunya – ‘the smoke that thunders’
– is the name Zambians have given to the
Victoria falls, one of the seven wonders of the
natural world and a major crowd-puller in the
country’s southern province.
Located about 15 km from Livingstone, the falls
are a must-see attraction for tourists coming to
Zambia or, indeed, southern Africa. Livingstone
has become the tourism capital of Zambia as
thousands of visitors from all over the world come
to see the mighty falls.
TouRIsM BooMs
Livingstone is served by the nearby Livingstone
International Airport, which was established in
1950 to serve the growing, predominantly domestic
market. With the city’s growth as a tourism desti-
nation, however, the airport has expanded to serve
the growing international passenger traffic.
“Most of the international tourists come into
Livingstone from the neighbouring southern African
countries, especially South Africa,” said Prince
Chintimbwe, director of airport services at the
National Airports Corporation Limited (NACL),
the government agency mandated to manage and
maintain Zambia’s major airports.
“Over the last few years, we have witnessed an
exponential growth in tourism-related activities
and we are glad that the economic policies of the
Zambian government have identified tourism as
a strong economic contributor to the Zambian
economy. The government has invested a huge
amount of capital to help market Zambia as a
tourism destination.”
Chintimbwe went on: “Tourism has the potential of
being the third-biggest economic engine for Zambia
after mining and agriculture. For a long time, we
have been sleeping on the job and not realising the
huge potential it offers the Zambian economy.”
He said this had been realised after the economic
crisis in neighbouring Zimbabwe, which was
running away with all the tourist dollars of those
coming to see the Victoria Falls.
“Many would cross over into Zambia, where they
could get a better view of the falls, but after the
economic crisis in Zimbabwe, Zambia’s tourism
numbers soared and we realised the potential that
the tourism industry offers us,” said Chintimbwe.
NeW pAsseNgeR TeRMINAL
With this in mind, the Zambian government,
through the NACL, has invested not only in
modernising the infrastructure at Livingstone Inter-
national Airport, but also in building a new terminal
complex for international arrivals and departures.
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“Construction work has already begun,” said
Chintimbwe. “The work will be carried out in three
phases. We have already started Phase I, which
will involve the construction of a new concourse
and the international departures terminal.”
Robinson Misitala, managing director of the NACL,
said the entire airport expansion programme at
Livingstone would cost about US$12 million.
He said Phase I would include a new passenger
departures terminal complex that will also embrace
a new concourse, an administration block and core
commercial areas with access roads.
Misitala said Phase I would cost about $6.6 million
and was being financed by the Zambia National
Commercial Bank (ZNCB). This phase is due for
completion by April 2012.
Phase II will include a new arrivals terminal complex
for international passengers. Other facilities such
as a drop-off zone and walkways will also be
included. The estimated cost is US$5.3 million.
expansion
The second phase of expansion is due to start
immediately after completion of Phase I in April
2012. According to Misitala, however, funding for
Phase II is yet to be secured.
He said the third and final phase would cost about
ZMK3.7 billion and would include the purchase and instal-
lation of ground handling equipment and self-check-in
kiosks. These items had already been procured, he said.
Once the expansion programme is complete, the
existing passenger terminal will be converted to
handle domestic flights.
The airport expansion was prompted by a recent
study by Jacobs Consulting which indicated a
progressive rise in tourism arrivals into Livingstone
over the next 20 years to 2030.
The study was conducted, with United States
Trade & Development Agency assistance, for the
Zambian Ministry of Transport & Communications,
which has carried out studies and drawn up master
plans for the country’s four major airports.
Statistics from the Ministry indicate that Livingstone
handled 208,112 passengers in 2008 compared with
33,849 in 2001. The tourism sector was affected by
the global economic crisis in 2009 but still managed
to register an impressive 153,601 passengers. “All
indications are that we are going to beat the 2008
figures, which was our best year for all the four
international airports,” said Chintimbwe.
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originally set up in 1938 as a British
military airbase, Ndola is Zambia’s oldest
airport. It was converted into a civil airport in
the 1950s, but maintained its military links.
Located less than 3 km from Ndola city, in the
heart of the copperbelt, Ndola International is an
airport of growing importance, serving the mining
industry not only in Zambia but also in the south-
east part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
NeW pAsseNgeR TeRMINAL
Robinson Misitala, managing director of the
National Airports Corporation Ltd (NACL), said
plans were well advanced for an overhaul of the
infrastructure including the construction of a new
passenger terminal at Ndola International Airport.
mININg pASSeNgeR ANd CARgo NumBeRSndola set to be regional cargo hub serving copperbelt and regional markets
Misitala said: “We are looking at modernising the
airport and bringing the infrastructure up to speed.
This will be achieved through the master plan that
we have developed to guide the expansion of the
airport over the next 20 years as well as through
the acquisition of modern safety and security and
ground handling equipment.”
Misitala said Ndola International Airport was one in
dire need of rehabilitation and expansion. Under the
proposed master plan, the NACL will invest $25
million in a new passenger terminal complex.
pAsseNgeR TRAffIC gRoWTH
Over the past few years, passenger traffic at Ndola
has been climbing steadily as a result of the copper
mining boom. The industry was given a boost
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recently when a Canadian company invested over
US$1 billion in a new copper mine.
The copper belt is already home to various
successful enterprises. There has been a high
level of Chinese investment in the region’s mining
activities and this, in turn, has led to an increase in
passenger traffic through Ndola International Airport.
Several airlines in the region have lined up to take
advantage of the expanding passenger volumes
in and out of Ndola. Flights into Ndola have been
introduced recently by Africa’s most profitable airline,
Kenya Airways – an indication of how passenger
numbers are growing.
eMpHAsIs oN CARgo
Misitala said: “Under the master plan, we are not
only looking at passenger growth. We are also placing
a strong emphasis on cargo numbers out of Ndola,
because there is a huge potential in cargo traffic into
and out of Ndola and that is what we are working on
as we shift into the expansion mode for the airport.”
According to Misitala, the newly opened
Chambishi Multi-Economic Facility (MEF), located
between Kitwe and Chingola, is an important
economic engine for the region that will boost the
cargo business.
“The MEF at Chambishi will be an integral part in the
development of the cargo business at Ndola because
there will be a lot of value addition of the minerals
mined in the region, especially copper,” said Misitala.
“This means that there will be a lot of imports of
spares and machinery though Ndola and the subse-
quent exportation of finished products through the
airport to the regional and international markets.”
RAIL LINK
The new MEF has been factored into the airport
master plan, which also includes a rail link to the
Chambishi MEF to ease the movement of cargo to
and from the airport. According to Mr Misitala, a 10
km link will be constructed from the airport to link up
with the main railway between Ndola and Chambishi.
He said the overall vision for Ndola International
Airport was to transform it into a regional cargo
hub for the mining industry in Zambia and the DRC
while at the same time serving regional markets
through the export of finished products from the
copper belt and from the Chambishi MEF.
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hile tourism has really taken off in
Zambia over the past few years, the
nation’s tourism sector has been in existence
for much longer – even though it was not
regarded as a growth industry when compared
with copper mining.
Now, thanks to a number of factors, including the
economic crisis in neighbouring Zimbabwe and the
socio-political stability of Zambia, tourism is the
country’s fastest-growing industry.
But Zambia’s longer association with tourism is
underlined by the existence of a well established
airport close to South Luangwa National Park.
This is Mfuwe International Airport, which began in
the 1970s as a domestic airport to serve tourists
coming to the park from other destinations such
as Livingstone through Lusaka. It was transformed
into an international airport in 1995.
With the exponential growth of tourism, Mfuwe
International Airport now receives daily domestic
flights from Lusaka and Livingstone.
Destinations
As the industry continues to grow, Mfuwe is
looking to connect with key tourism destina-
tions such as Mombasa in Kenya, Kariba Dam in
Zambia, Victoria Falls and Harare in Zimbabwe and
Johannesburg in South Africa.
The airport has a 2.2 km runway and the terminal
has an annual capacity of 100,000 passengers.
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geNeRAL pAsseNgeRs 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Domestic 124,684 148,289 182,372 258,549 167,661 191,451International 559,560 698,888 866,404 922,362 745,202 894,796Total 684,244 845,177 1,048,776 1,180,911 912,863 1,086,247 Percentage growth +11.12% +23.52% +24.09% +12.6% -22.7% +18.99%
Passenger numbers between 2005 and 2010 at all four airports
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West Lunga National Park
Liuwa Plain National Park
Mumbwa
NDOLA
Zambezi
Mongu
Solwezi
Kitwe
Ngonye Falls
Senanga
Kazungula
Victoria Falls
LIVINGSTONESinazongwe
Siavonga & Kariba Dam
Kapiri Mposhi
MFUWE
Kasama
Kawambwa
Sioma Ngwezi National Park
Lower Zambezi National Park
North Luangwa National Park
South Luangwa National Park
Nsumbu National Park
Lukusuzi National Park
Mweru WantipaNational Park
LakeMweru
Lake Bangweulu
Lake Kariba
Zambezi River
Lochinvar National Park
Isangano National Park
Kasanka National Park
Lusenga Plain National Park
Blue Lagoon National Park
Lavushi Manda National Park
Nyika Plateau National Park
Luambe National Park
Kafue National Park
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ZAMBIA
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ZIMBABWE
MOZAMBIQUE
MALAWI
TANZANIA
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICOF CONGO
LUSAKA
LakeTanganyika
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
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PRINCE CHINTIMBWEDirector Airport Services
Tel: +260 211 271 292Fax: +260 211 271 292Cell: +260 977 795 227
Email: [email protected]
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Tel: +260 211 271 118Fax: +260 211 271 118
Email: [email protected]
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Tel: +260 211 27 144 / 271 313Direct: +260 211 271 007Fax: +260 211 271 007Cell: +260 977 799 778
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