Charles_Prince_Airport

Charles Prince Airport

Charles Prince Airport

Airport in Zimbabwe

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



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