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.
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 Super Constellation parked at Charles Prince Airport in 1975 and used as a clubhouse. | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | pilot (PPL) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Harare | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Mount Hampden | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,845 ft / 1,477 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27109217°45′05″S 30°55′30″E / 17.75139°S 30.92500°E | ||||||||||||||
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  FVCP Location of the airport in Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- OurAirports - Charles Prince
- World Aero Data[usurped]
- Zimbabwe Military Air Bases and Airfields
- Rhodesia aviation
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