AirportsLichinga Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lichinga, in Niassa Province, Mozambique. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VXC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VXC
- ICAO code
- FQLC
- City
- Lichinga
- State or region
- Niassa Province
- Country
- Mozambique
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 13.2740° S, 35.2663° E
- Elevation
- 1,373 m (4,505 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,530 m (8,300 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VXC means Lichinga Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FQLC. 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 13.2740° S, 35.2663° E. It stands 1,373 metres (4,505 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
Lichinga Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,530 metres (8,300 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,530 m 8,300 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 | 170 km |
| Chileka International AirportBlantyre, Malawi | BLZ | 269 km |
| Tete AirportTete | TET | 360 km |
| Mfuwe International AirportMfuwe, Zambia | MFU | 360 km |
| Nampula AirportNampula | APL | 478 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,469 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,469 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,806 km | 6 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,982 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,564 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,503 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,746 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,164 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,451 km | 14 h 20 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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