Lilongwe International Airport
| Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport | |||||||||||
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 Lilongwe International Airport | |||||||||||
| IATA: LLW – ICAO: FWKI | |||||||||||
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| 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°ECoordinates: 13°47′21″S 033°46′51″E / 13.78917°S 33.78083°E | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  LLW Location in Malawi | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2009) | |||||||||||
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Lilongwe International Airport (IATA: LLW, ICAO: FWKI) is an airport serving Lilongwe, the capital city of the Republic of Malawi. It is also known as Kamuzu 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
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |
| Fastjet | Dar es Salaam |
| Kenya Airways | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta |
| Malawian Airlines | Beira, Blantyre, Dar es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg-OR Tambo, Lusaka, Maputo, Nampula, Tete |
| Proflight Zambia | Lusaka |
| South African Airways | Johannesburg-OR Tambo |
| Ulendo Airlink | Club Makokola, Likoma Island, Liwonde/Mvuu, Mfuwe, Monkey Bay, Mzulu, Nkhotakota/Tongole, Nyika/Chelinda |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Emirates SkyCargo | Dubai-Al Maktoum[4] |
References
- 1 2 Airport information for FWKI from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for LLW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ "Nello L. Teer Company - Image Gallery". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Emirates SkyCargo Freighter Operations get ready for DWC move". Emirates SkyCargo. 2 April 2014.
External links
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