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Kamuzu International Airport (IATA: LLW, ICAO: FWKI) is an international airport serving Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. It is also known as Lilongwe International Airport.

Lilongwe International Airport
Kamuzu International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDepartment of Civil Aviation
ServesLilongwe, Malawi
Hub forMalawi Airlines
Elevation AMSL4,035 ft / 1,230 m
Coordinates13°47′21″S 033°46′51″E
Map
LLW
Location in Malawi
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 3,540 11,614 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers296,190
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

History


The airport was built in 1977 by the Nello L. Teer Company,[3] taking over most airline operations from Old Lilongwe Airport (FWLE) some 6 km west of the city centre. Owned by Airport Developments Limited. Its ICAO code was originally FWLI.

In the 1990s, Lilongwe had scheduled passenger service to Europe. British Airways and KLM offered one-stop flights to London and Amsterdam, respectively.[4][5]


Facilities


The airport is at an elevation of 4,035 feet (1,230 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,540 by 45 metres (11,614 ft × 148 ft).[1]


Airlines and destinations



Passenger


AirlinesDestinations
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Kenya Airways Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Malawi Airlines Blantyre, Dar es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg–OR Tambo, Lusaka, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta[6]
Proflight Zambia Lusaka, Mfuwe (both begin 1 June 2023)[7]
Ulendo Airlink Likoma Island, Mfuwe, Monkey Bay[8]

Cargo


AirlinesDestinations
Emirates SkyCargo Dubai–Al Maktoum,[9] Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta

References


  1. Airport information for FWKI from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for LLW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. "Nello L. Teer Company - Image Gallery". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. "World Routes 25: 2000 Host Amsterdam Network in Nov 1995". Routesonline. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. "1997: British Airways Long-Haul network". Routesonline. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. "Nairobi Flights will be available from 4 August 2021". Facebook. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. "ProFlight Zambia Adds Mfuwe – Lilongwe Sector From June 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  8. 2015/2016 timetable, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Emirates SkyCargo Freighter Operations get ready for DWC move". Emirates SkyCargo. 2 April 2014.



На других языках

[de] Flughafen Lilongwe

Der Flughafen Lilongwe, auch Flughafen Kamuzu, ist der Flughafen der malawischen Hauptstadt Lilongwe und wird ausschließlich zivil genutzt. Die staatliche Malawi Airlines und die private Ulendo Airlink haben dort ihren Sitz.
- [en] Kamuzu International Airport

[es] Aeropuerto Internacional de Lilongüe

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Lilongüe (también conocido como Aeropuerto Internacional Kamuzu) es un aeropuerto en Lilongüe, Malaui (IATA: LLW, OACI: FWKI).

[fr] Aéroport international de Lilongwe

L’aéroport international de Lilongwe (aussi appelé Aéroport international Kamuzu) dessert Lilongwe, la capitale du Malawi. Les principales destinations au départ de cet aéroport sont Nairobi, Harare, Johannesburg, Lusaka, Dar Es Salaam et Blantyre, la deuxième ville du Malawi. La principale compagnie aérienne implantée à Lilongwe est Air Malawi, dont le siège se trouve néanmoins à Blantyre.


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