BLZ — Chileka International Airport
Large airport in Blantyre, Malawi.
- IATA code
- BLZ
- ICAO code
- FWCL
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- —
- No open data
- Nonstop routes
- —
- No open route data
- Time zone
- UTC+2
- Africa/Blantyre
- Elevation
- 779 m
- 2,556 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 2,325 m
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About BLZ
Chileka International Airport is a large airport serving Blantyre, Malawi.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| TET | Tete Airport | 150 km |
| LLW | Kamuzu International Airport | 246 km |
| VXC | Lichinga Airport | 269 km |
| UEL | Quelimane Airport | 315 km |
| VPY | Chimoio Airport | 420 km |
Distance from BLZ to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,325 m | 30 m | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 1,372 m | 30 m | Asphalt |
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Location
Blantyre, Blantyre District, Malawi · -15.6772, 34.9723
Questions
Chileka International Airport has the IATA code BLZ and the ICAO code FWCL. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
BLZ is a large airport in Blantyre, Blantyre District, Malawi, at -15.6772, 34.9723, 779 m above sea level.
BLZ is in the Africa/Blantyre time zone, UTC+2.
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