AirportsQuelimane Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Quelimane, in Zambezia Province, Mozambique. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UEL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UEL
- ICAO code
- FQQL
- City
- Quelimane
- State or region
- Zambezia Province
- Country
- Mozambique
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 17.8555° S, 36.8691° E
- Elevation
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,905 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UEL means Quelimane Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FQQL. 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 17.8555° S, 36.8691° E. It stands 11 metres (36 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
Quelimane Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,905 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 12 airports of Mozambique on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,800 m 5,905 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beira International AirportBeira | BEW | 299 km |
| Chileka International AirportBlantyre, Malawi | BLZ | 315 km |
| Chimoio AirportChimoio | VPY | 390 km |
| Tete AirportTete | TET | 395 km |
| Nampula AirportNampula | APL | 400 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,732 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,686 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,195 km | 6 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,519 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,013 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,977 km | 20 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,643 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,295 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,991 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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