AirportsMfuwe International Airport is a large airport serving Mfuwe, in Eastern Province, Zambia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MFU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MFU
- ICAO code
- FLMF
- City
- Mfuwe
- State or region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Zambia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 13.2589° S, 31.9366° E
- Elevation
- 565 m (1,853 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,240 m (7,349 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MFU means Mfuwe International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FLMF. 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 13.2589° S, 31.9366° E. It stands 565 metres (1,853 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Chipata, about 88 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lusaka, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mfuwe International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,240 metres (7,349 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Zambia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,240 m 7,349 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamuzu International AirportLumbadzi, Malawi | LLW | 208 km |
| Kasama AirportKasama | KAA | 350 km |
| Lichinga AirportLichinga, Mozambique | VXC | 360 km |
| Tete AirportTete, Mozambique | TET | 366 km |
| Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International AirportNdola | NLA | 372 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,721 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,748 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,979 km | 6 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,848 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,282 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,243 km | 20 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,104 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,464 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,725 km | 14 h 40 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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