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| Charles Prince Airport |
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| Super Constellation parked at Charles Prince Airport in 1975 and used as a clubhouse. |
| IATA: none – ICAO: FVCP |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Serves |
Harare |
| Location |
Mount Hampden |
| Elevation AMSL |
1477 m / 4845 ft |
| Coordinates |
17°45′5.62″S 30°55′28.94″E / 17.7515611°S 30.9247056°E / -17.7515611; 30.9247056 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 06/24 |
1200 |
3937 |
Asphalt |
| 14/32 |
925 |
3035 |
Asphalt |
Charles Prince Airport, formerly named Mount Hampden and renamed after former airport manager Charles Prince (who was a Royal Air Force officer during World War II), is located approximately 8 km northwest of Harare, Zimbabwe. During World War II it served as a Rhodesian Air Training Group (RATG) location, training pilots for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. In 1973 the airport was converted to civilian use.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Zimbabwe
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| ICAO ID |
FVCP
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| Time |
UTC+2
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| Latitude |
-17.751561
17° 45' 05.62" S
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| Longitude |
30.924706
030° 55' 28.94" E
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| Elevation |
4845 feet
1477 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
008° W (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| Communications
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PRINCE TWR
Opr 0400-1700Z.
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118.9
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 06/24 |
3937 x 56 feet
1200 x 17 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| 14/32 |
3035 x 59 feet
925 x 18 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| NDB |
CP |
CHARLES PRINCE |
- |
414 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Bird and wildlife haz.
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| CSTMS/AG/IMG |
Avbl 0600-1600Z Mon-Fri (0400-0600Z Mon-Fri, PN rqr by 1400Z prev day; 1430-1600Z Mon-Fri PN rqr prior 1400Z; Sat, Sun and hol 24 hr PN).
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| FUEL |
Avbl 0500-1600Z. (NC-100LL)
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 0600-1430Z.
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