Live flights at Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA)

VFA FVFA  Victoria Falls, ZW

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VFA at a glance

  • What it is: Victoria Falls International Airport is a regional airport serving Victoria Falls, ZW.
  • Codes: VFA on your ticket, FVFA on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 3,490 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Africa/Harare (UTC+2), so every time shown for VFA is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
3490 ft
Field elevation

About Victoria Falls International Airport

Victoria Falls International Airport lies in the tropics at 18.10° S, 25.84° E, on Africa/Harare time (UTC+2). Tropical airports contend with heat and humidity, both of which thin the air and lengthen takeoff runs, and with convective storms that build fast in the afternoon.

Victoria Falls International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 12/30, measures 13,123 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the full-length intercontinental category: a fully loaded Boeing 777 or Airbus A350 can depart for the far side of the world. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 12/30 is aligned roughly east/west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that east/west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at VFA

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
12/30 13,123 ft (4,000 m) 148 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near VFA

Great-circle distance from Victoria Falls International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Kenneth Kaunda LUN 415 km north-east Lusaka
Robert Gabriel Mugabe HRE 556 km east Harare
IATA / ICAO
VFA / FVFA
Location
Victoria Falls, ZW -18.097, 25.837
Time zone
Africa/Harare
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More airports and guides connected to VFA

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Harare (HRE) serves the same country. The codes VFA and FVFA are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about VFA

What is the airport code for Victoria Falls International Airport?

Victoria Falls International Airport uses the IATA code VFA on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code FVFA in flight plans and on radar. The leading “F” in FVFA is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does VFA have?

Victoria Falls International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 3,490 ft above sea level.

What time zone is VFA in?

Victoria Falls International Airport operates on Africa/Harare local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at VFA live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Victoria Falls International Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Africa/Harare.