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Victoria Falls International Airport VFA / FVFA

Victoria Falls · Zimbabwe · Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) (Private) Limited — state-owned parastatal operating 9 Zimbabwean airports commercially (incl. VFA, HRE, BUQ); confirmed via ACZ's own airport page (acz.co.zw). Air navigation services (incl. ILS) provided separately by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), which also publishes the AIP. Wikipedia's infobox still lists CAAZ as operator, but its own source link points to the ACZ page, consistent with the same 2020-era ACZ/CAAZ corporatization split seen at HRE.
505kpax · 2024
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas
ICAO / IATAFVFA / VFA
OperatorAirports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) (Private) Limited — state-owned parastatal operating 9 Zimbabwean airports commercially (incl. VFA, HRE, BUQ); confirmed via ACZ's own airport page (acz.co.zw). Air navigation services (incl. ILS) provided separately by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), which also publishes the AIP. Wikipedia's infobox still lists CAAZ as operator, but its own source link points to the ACZ page, consistent with the same 2020-era ACZ/CAAZ corporatization split seen at HRE.
Coordinates18.0974°S, 25.8369°E
Elevation3,490 ft · 1,064 m
Time zoneCAT (UTC+2, no DST)
Passengers / yr505,426 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas
Bonded
AIP referenceFVFA — AIP Zimbabwe (CAAZ)
Operating hoursPublished as 12-hour operation, 0600-1800 local daily per ACZ's own airport page, extendable on request for specific flights; this conflicts with an older, unsourced Wikipedia claim of 24-hour operation with immigration/customs on standby — treat ACZ's own figure as authoritative and confirm any off-hours movement via NOTAM/PPR with ACZ ops.
TerminalsSingle air-conditioned building combining linked International and Domestic Terminals, 3 aerobridges, apron parking for 10 wide-body + 18 light aircraft; ACZ cites throughput of 1,200 international + 300 domestic pax/hour (~1.5M pax/yr), while a 2013 China Eximbank-financed upgrade is widely cited (incl. on Wikipedia) as having raised design capacity from 500,000 to 1.7M pax/yr — treat the exact current design-capacity ceiling as approximate pending one authoritative figure from ACZ.
Runways (1)
  • 12/30 · 4,000 m / 13,123 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT II stated on ACZ's own airport page (paired with AGL lighting and Category 8 fire cover); OurAirports and SkyVector independently confirm this as the airport's only runway (no second strip). Current AIP/NOTAM status of the ILS was not independently confirmed this pass — verify against AIP Zimbabwe (CAAZ) before relying on it for low-visibility ops.
CY2024 pax of 505,426 is a record for VFA, its first year above 500k (ACZ) — cross-checked against ACZ's Jan-Sep 2025 figure of 463,848 (+13.57% y/y), which back-computes to a CY2024 total of roughly 505k and points to full-year CY2025 landing near 575k, though that would still be an estimate pending ACZ's own published CY2025 close; Zimbabwe's main tourism gateway to the Victoria Falls / Zambezi region and a base for regional and long-haul leisure carriers; single runway (12/30, 4,000m asphalt) with no crosswind alternative, confirmed as the airport's only runway via OurAirports and SkyVector. Runway width is given here as 45m per two independently cross-checked third-party sources (OurAirports, SkyVector — both), which conflicts with ACZ's own page stating 60m — flagged rather than silently resolved; confirm against the current AIP Zimbabwe chart. Coordinates (-18.0974, 25.8369) and elevation (3,490ft/1,064m) are OurAirports' AD reference point (-18.097437, 25.836867 / 3,490ft/1,064m), cross-checked against SkyVector's runway-threshold midpoint and within normal tolerance of Wikipedia's rounder DMS figure (-18.0958, 25.8389, elevation 1,060m). ACZ's page also names an individual airport manager and personal mobile number, which is omitted here as a likely-to-go-stale personnel detail rather than a durable operator contact; ACZ's general line +263-242-575662 (used here) was independently re-confirmed on ACZ's own site.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 2 providers
National Handling Services (NHS)
Passenger, ramp and VIP/charter ground handling at Victoria Falls International Airport; confirmed directly on NHS's own contact page, which lists a dedicated Victoria Falls office (P.O. Box 60) with this exact phone and email, staffed 24 hours; also listed as passenger/cargo handler for VFA on airport operator ACZ's tenant directory; IATA and ISAGO certified (confirmed on NHS's own About page). · 24 hours
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
ZimAviation
Marshalling, pushback/towing, ground power and passenger check-in/boarding support at Victoria Falls (FVFA), directly confirmed on ZimAviation's own site, which names Victoria Falls International Airport (FVFA) among the airports it serves.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available · 2 providers
Puma Aviation (Puma Energy Zimbabwe)
Jet A-1 and Avgas supplier based at the VFA fuel farm; directly confirmed on airport operator ACZ's own Victoria Falls International Airport page: "Aircraft fuel (JET A1 and AVGAS) available from PUMA Aviation and ZUVA Petroleum, both based at the airport." Website: www.pumaenergy.com.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Zuva Petroleum
Jet A-1 and Avgas supplier based at the VFA fuel farm; directly confirmed on airport operator ACZ's own Victoria Falls International Airport page: "Aircraft fuel (JET A1 and AVGAS) available from PUMA Aviation and ZUVA Petroleum, both based at the airport." Website: www.zuvapetroleum.co.zw.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance Not listed
Component shops & overhaul Not listed
Flight catering Available
Catercraft (Private) Limited
Airline catering at Victoria Falls International Airport; confirmed directly on airport operator ACZ's own Dining tenant page, which lists Catercraft (operator: Ngwenya) specifically under Victoria Falls International Airport with this email. CORRECTED PHONE: the previously listed number ••• belongs to a different VFA catering tenant (Cafe Espresso, operator P. Magadzire) on the same ACZ page, not Catercraft -- Catercraft's own listed number there is •••.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning Available · 2 providers
National Handling Services (NHS)
Aircraft grooming and cabin presentation listed among NHS's ramp-handling services on its own site.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
ZimAviation
Aircraft cleaning confirmed directly in ZimAviation's own service description: "Our ramp services include aircraft refueling, cleaning, water and lavatory services, and more."
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment Unconfirmed
National Handling Services (NHS)
Ramp services described (marshalling, pushback/towing, ground power) imply an in-house GSE fleet at VFA; no public equipment inventory was found.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling Available · 2 providers
National Handling Services (NHS)
Cargo and mail handling at VFA per NHS's own site; NHS's Victoria Falls station is separately confirmed, and NHS's dedicated Cargo Operations contact (••• / •••) is published company-wide; freighter-handling/dry-port language is general NHS marketing copy not station-specific, so treat that detail as company-level rather than VFA-confirmed.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
ZimAviation
Cargo loading, unloading and coordination at VFA, per ZimAviation's own site.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Available · 2 providers
National Handling Services (NHS)
NHS states on its own About page that it holds RA3 (EU-recognised third-country Regulated Agent) status, alongside IATA and ISAGO certification (badges confirmed present on the page).
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ)
Airport operator runs primary aviation security screening and access control (Airport Security Identification Card process); confirmed via a Herald newspaper report (heraldonline.co.zw, 5 Jun 2025, "Victoria Falls International Airport set for major security...") stating ACZ announced an Integrated Security System upgrade at Victoria Falls International Airport among three major airports.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport Available · 2 providers
VicFalls Executive Aviation (VFEA)
Crew transfer arrangements from the airport, plus hotel/restaurant/activity booking assistance and crew briefing facility access, confirmed directly on VFEA's own site.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Avis Car Rental - Victoria Falls Airport
Car hire desk located directly in the Victoria Falls Airport terminal (A8 Road); confirmed via Google Maps business listing ("Located in: Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA)", same phone number) and independent car-rental aggregators (CARNGO, Expedia, Rental24H) which each describe an Avis desk physically inside the VFA terminal.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support Available · 2 providers
Menzies Aviation
CORRECTED: Menzies' own official "Where We Operate" network document (August 2026 edition, PDF, downloaded and icon-checked directly) lists Victoria Falls (VFA) with ONLY the "Pearl Elevated Travel" icon marked -- ground handling, air cargo and fuel services icons are explicitly NOT marked for VFA (unlike e.g. Johannesburg or Nairobi, which show all four). Pearl Elevated Travel is Menzies' own umbrella term for Pearl Lounges, Pearl Meet & Assist Services and Pearl Executive Aviation -- i.e. VIP/business-aviation meet-and-greet and lounge access, not ramp/passenger ground handling, cargo warehousing or into-plane fuelling.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
VicFalls Executive Aviation (VFEA)
FBO ground handling for private jets, charter and business aviation at VFA: meet-and-greet, baggage handling, private lounge, immigration/customs fast-track; confirmed directly on VFEA's own site, which states VFEA operates as a ground handler/FBO for private and business aviation at Victoria Falls International Airport, A8 Road. Airport's own published operating hours are 0600-1800 daily, consistent with VFEA's stated standard hours plus extended after-hours support. · 06:00-18:00 CAT standard, extended after-hours support available
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Available
Victoria Falls Safari Club (Africa Albida Tourism)
Crew/interline accommodation rate for airline crew via the Crewconnected platform, directly confirmed on crewconnected.com's own Victoria Falls Safari Club listing: "Offers 15% OFF & MORE for Crewconnected members," with breakfast in the Safari Club Lounge, complimentary WiFi and complimentary shuttle service to the Falls and points of interest -- matching the previously reported 15%/breakfast/WiFi/shuttle package.
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Available
Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source