Kamuzu International Airport

Coordinates: 13°47′21″S 033°46′51″E / 13.78917°S 33.78083°E / -13.78917; 33.78083
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Lilongwe International Airport
Kamuzu International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDepartment of Civil Aviation
ServesLilongwe, Malawi
Hub forMalawian Airlines
Elevation AMSL4,035 ft / 1,230 m
Coordinates13°47′21″S 033°46′51″E / 13.78917°S 33.78083°E / -13.78917; 33.78083
Map
LLW is located in Malawi
LLW
LLW
Location in Malawi
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 3,540 11,614 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers296,190
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. Owned by Airport Developments Limited.

Facilities

The airport is 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

AirlinesDestinations
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Kenya Airways Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Malawian Airlines Blantyre, Dar es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg–OR Tambo, Lusaka, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta[4][5]
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. ^ a b 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. ^ https://www.malawian-airlines.com/en/fschedule/default.aspx
  6. ^ 2015/2016 timetable, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Emirates SkyCargo Freighter Operations get ready for DWC move". Emirates SkyCargo. 2 April 2014.

External links

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