Charles Prince Airport

Charles Prince Airport
Super Constellation parked at Charles Prince Airport in 1975 and used as a clubhouse.
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Harare
Location Mount Hampden
Elevation AMSL 4,845 ft / 1,477 m
Coordinates 17°45′05″S 30°55′30″E / 17.75139°S 30.92500°E / -17.75139; 30.92500Coordinates: 17°45′05″S 30°55′30″E / 17.75139°S 30.92500°E / -17.75139; 30.92500
Map
FVCP
Location of the airport in Zimbabwe
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,200 3,937 Asphalt
14/32 925 3,035 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Charles Prince Airport (ICAO: FVCP), formerly named Mount Hampden and renamed after former airport manager Charles Prince[3] (who was a Royal Air Force officer during World War II), is approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northwest of Harare, Zimbabwe.

During World War II it served as a Rhodesian Air Training Group location, training pilots for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. In 1973 the airport was converted to civilian use.

The Harare-Charles Prince non-directional beacon (Ident: CP) is located on the field.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for FVCP at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Google Maps - Charles Prince
  3. ↑ "Rhodesia". www.a2oxford.info. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  4. ↑ "Charles Prince NDB (CP) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  5. ↑ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-09-03.


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