Lilongwe International Airport

Lilongwe International Airport
Kamuzu International Airport

Lilongwe International Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Department of Civil Aviation
Serves Lilongwe, Malawi
Hub for Malawian Airlines
Elevation AMSL 4,035 ft / 1,230 m
Coordinates 13°47′21″S 033°46′51″E / 13.78917°S 33.78083°E / -13.78917; 33.78083Coordinates: 13°47′21″S 033°46′51″E / 13.78917°S 33.78083°E / -13.78917; 33.78083
Map
LLW

Location in Malawi

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 3,540 11,614 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 296,190
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Kamuzu International Airport (IATA: LLW, ICAO: FWKI) is an international airport serving Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. It is also known as Lilongwe International Airport.

History

The airport was built in 1977 by the Nello L. Teer Company,[3] taking over most airliner operations from Old Lilongwe Airport (FWLE) some 6 km west of the city centre.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 4,035 feet (1,230 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,540 by 45 metres (11,614 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

Lilongwe apron, 2010
Kenya Airways and South African Airways planes ground handling at Lilongwe Airport

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Blantyre
Kenya Airways Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Malawian Airlines Blantyre, Dar es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg-OR Tambo, Lusaka, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta[4] Zanzibar[5]
Proflight Zambia Lusaka
South African Airways Johannesburg-OR Tambo
Ulendo Airlink Likoma Island, Mfuwe, Monkey Bay[6]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Emirates SkyCargo Dubai–Al Maktoum,[7] Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta

References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for FWKI from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ Airport information for LLW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ "Nello L. Teer Company - Image Gallery". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271143/malawian-airlines-schedules-new-ns17-routes/
  5. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271143/malawian-airlines-schedules-new-ns17-routes/
  6. ↑ 2015/2016 timetable, http://www.flyulendo.com/pdf/ULENDO%20AIRLINK%20SCHEDULES%202015-16.pdf
  7. ↑ "Emirates SkyCargo Freighter Operations get ready for DWC move". Emirates SkyCargo. 2 April 2014.
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