Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Kariba International airport (Zimbabwe)
Kariba International airport is located near Kariba, with Charara at 5mi↑, Kariba at 6mi↑, Siavonga at 12mi↑, Makuti at 28mi↑, Chirundu at 34mi↑, Karoi at 57mi↑, Kafue at 70mi↑, Chongwe at 83mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Zimbabwe and Southernmost airports in Zimbabwe
→ See also airports in Zimbabwe
aerial view of Kariba International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FVKB
- IATA code : KAB
- Local code : -
Elevation : 520 m = 1706ft
→ See also Highest airports in Zimbabwe and Lowest airports in Zimbabwe
Runways
- runway 09/27 : 1650m = 5413ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Zimbabwe
Coming to Kariba International airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Kariba International airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Bumi airport at 41mi : book on Trip.com
- Royal Zambesi airport at 61mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Kariba International airport FVKB KAB
METAR for Kariba International airport FVKB KAB
FVKB 060500Z 05004KT CAVOK 25/17 Q1016 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Kariba International airport FVKB KAB
METAR issued by FVKB on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 05:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 7 days and 169 hours and -10022 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 17°C = 63°F. L'air est très humide : relative air humidity is 61 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 50°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
No TAF for Kariba International airport
but aviation weather is available at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International airport (FVRG) at 175mi↑
NOTAM for Kariba International airport
Around Kariba International airport (Zimbabwe)
near
- Hotels in Charara
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 4394mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 4404mi↑
- Station de montagne Beuil les Launes at 4410mi↑
- Station de montagne Valberg at 4412mi↑
- Station de montagne La Molina at 4413mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 4413mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 4415mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 4418mi↑
- Station de montagne Auron at 4420mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 4421mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 4422mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 4422mi↑
- for Kariba International airport at 0mi↑
- for Rifa Airstrip airport at 14mi↑
- for gache airport at 16mi↑
nearest airports to Kariba International airport (Zimbabwe)
- Rifa Airstrip airport (FVRF ) at 14mi↑NOTAM
- Gache airport (FVGG ) at 16mi↑NOTAM
- Fothergill airport (FVFG ) at 20mi↑NOTAM
- Makuti Airstrip airport ( ZW-0044) at 24mi↑defunct airport
- Tashinga airport (FVTA ) at 36mi↑NOTAM
- Chirundu airport (FVCD ) at 36mi↑NOTAM
- Maronga airport ( ZW-0015) at 38mi↑
- Kipling's Rukari Airstrip airport (FVRI ) at 38mi↑NOTAM
- Tiger Bay Airstrip airport (FVTB ) at 41mi↑NOTAM
- Bumi airport (FVBM BZH ) at 41mi↑NOTAM
- Majuaneti airport ( ZM-0024) at 42mi↑
- Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip airport ( ZW-0030) at 44mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Zimbabwe
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap