AirportsChileka International Airport is a large airport serving Blantyre, in Blantyre District, Malawi. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BLZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BLZ
- ICAO code
- FWCL
- City
- Blantyre
- State or region
- Blantyre District
- Country
- Malawi
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 15.6772° S, 34.9723° E
- Elevation
- 779 m (2,555 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,325 m (7,628 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BLZ means Chileka International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FWCL. 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 15.6772° S, 34.9723° E. It stands 779 metres (2,555 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Blantyre, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chileka International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,325 metres (7,628 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,325 m 7,628 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 1,372 m 4,501 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tete AirportTete, Mozambique | TET | 150 km |
| Kamuzu International AirportLumbadzi | LLW | 246 km |
| Lichinga AirportLichinga, Mozambique | VXC | 269 km |
| Quelimane AirportQuelimane, Mozambique | UEL | 315 km |
| Chimoio AirportChimoio, Mozambique | VPY | 420 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,686 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,668 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,059 km | 6 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,218 km | 10 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,705 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,666 km | 20 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,809 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,336 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,302 km | 14 h 05 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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