Lilongwe International Airport
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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Department of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lilongwe, Malawi | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Malawian Airlines | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,035 ft / 1,230 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°47′21″S 033°46′51″E | ||||||||||
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  LLW Location in Malawi | |||||||||||
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History
The airport was built in 1977 by the Nello L. Teer Company,[3] taking over most airliner operations from Old Lilongwe Airport (FWLE) some 6 km west of the city centre. Owned by Airport Developments Limited.
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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |
| Kenya Airways | Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
| Malawian Airlines | Blantyre , Dar es Salaam , Harare (suspended), Johannesburg–OR Tambo, Lusaka (suspended), Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta (suspended)[4][5] |
| South African Airways | Johannesburg–OR Tambo (suspended) |
| Ulendo Airlink | Likoma Island, Mfuwe, Monkey Bay[6] |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Emirates SkyCargo | Dubai–Al Maktoum,[7] Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
References
- Airport information for FWKI from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- Airport information for LLW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- "Nello L. Teer Company - Image Gallery". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- "Malawian Airlines schedules new NS17 routes". Routesonline. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- "Not Found". www.malawian-airlines.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- 2015/2016 timetable, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Emirates SkyCargo Freighter Operations get ready for DWC move". Emirates SkyCargo. 2 April 2014.
External links
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