AirportsBeira International Airport is a large airport serving Beira, in Sofala Province, Mozambique. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BEW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BEW
- ICAO code
- FQBR
- City
- Beira
- State or region
- Sofala Province
- Country
- Mozambique
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 19.7964° S, 34.9076° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BEW means Beira International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FQBR. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.7964° S, 34.9076° E. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Maputo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Beira International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 12 airports of Mozambique on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chimoio AirportChimoio | VPY | 171 km |
| Vilankulo AirportVilanculo | VNX | 251 km |
| Quelimane AirportQuelimane | UEL | 299 km |
| Tete AirportTete | TET | 432 km |
| Robert Gabriel Mugabe International AirportHarare, Zimbabwe | HRE | 452 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,030 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,985 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,476 km | 7 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,640 km | 10 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,977 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,951 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,880 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,584 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,008 km | 13 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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