Chileka International Airport

Chileka International Airport
IATA: BLZ – ICAO: FWCL BLZ Location of airport in Malawi
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Government
Serves		Blantyre, Malawi
Elevation AMSL		2,555 ft / 779 m
Coordinates		15°40′44″S 034°58′26″E / 15.67889°S 34.97389°E / -15.67889; 34.97389
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
10/28	2,325	7,628	Asphalt
15/33	1,372	4,501	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Chileka International Airport (IATA: BLZ, ICAO: FWCL) is an airport located nine miles (16 km) from Blantyre, the largest city in the Republic of Malawi and the capital city of Malawi's Southern Region.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 2,555 feet (779 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 10/28 measures 2,325 by 30 metres (7,628 × 98 ft) and 15/33 measures 1,372 × 30 m (4,501 × 98 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Malawi	Club Makokola, Dar es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg, Lilongwe, Lusaka
South African Airways	Johannesburg

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for FWCL from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. ^ Airport information for BLZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

External links

• Current weather for FWCL at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for BLZ at Aviation Safety Network