Lilongwe International Airport
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Lilongwe International Airport
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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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.
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| Emirates SkyCargo | Dubai-Al Maktoum[4] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Airport information for FWKI from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for LLW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
