Chileka International Airport

Chileka International Airport
IATA: BLZ – ICAO: FWCL
BLZ
Location of airport in Malawi
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Blantyre, Malawi
Elevation AMSL 2,555 ft / 779 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,325 7,628 Asphalt
15/33 1,372 4,501 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Chileka International Airport (IATA: BLZ, ICAO: FWCL) is an airport located nine miles (16 km) from Blantyre, the largest city in the Republic of Malawi and the capital city of Malawi's Southern Region.

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 2,555 feet (779 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 10/28 measures 2,325 by 30 metres (7,628 × 98 ft) and 15/33 measures 1,372 × 30 m (4,501 × 98 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Malawi Club Makokola, Dar es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg, Lilongwe, Lusaka
South African Airways Johannesburg

References

  1. ^ a b Airport information for FWCL from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for BLZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

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