AirportsKamuzu International Airport is a large airport serving Lumbadzi, in Lilongwe District, Malawi. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LLW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LLW
- ICAO code
- FWKI
- City
- Lumbadzi
- State or region
- Lilongwe District
- Country
- Malawi
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 13.7894° S, 33.7810° E
- Elevation
- 1,230 m (4,035 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,540 m (11,614 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LLW means Kamuzu International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FWKI. 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 13.7894° S, 33.7810° E. It stands 1,230 metres (4,035 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
Kamuzu International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,540 metres (11,614 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,540 m 11,614 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lichinga AirportLichinga, Mozambique | VXC | 170 km |
| Mfuwe International AirportMfuwe, Zambia | MFU | 208 km |
| Chileka International AirportBlantyre | BLZ | 246 km |
| Tete AirportTete, Mozambique | TET | 258 km |
| Kasama AirportKasama, Zambia | KAA | 492 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,622 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,629 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,931 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,975 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,474 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,429 km | 20 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,912 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,330 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,536 km | 14 h 25 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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