Charles Prince Airport
Airport in Zimbabwe
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FVCP
Location of the airport in Zimbabwe
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
- Transport in Zimbabwe
- List of airports in Zimbabwe
References
- ^ Airport information for FVCP at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Charles Prince
- ^ "Rhodesia". www.a2oxford.info. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Charles Prince NDB (CP) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
External links
- OurAirports - Charles Prince
- World Aero Data[usurped]
- Zimbabwe Military Air Bases and Airfields
- OpenStreetMap - Charles Prince Airport
- Rhodesia aviation
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