Chileka International Airport
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| Chileka International Airport | |||
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IATA: BLZ – ICAO: FWCL
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Serves | Blantyre, Malawi | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,555 ft / 779 m | ||
| Coordinates | 15°40′44″S 034°58′26″E / 15.67889°S 34.97389°E | ||
| 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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[edit] 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]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Malawi | Club Makokola, Dar es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg, Lilongwe, Lusaka |
| South African Airways | Johannesburg |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Airport information for FWCL from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for BLZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
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