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| Chileka International Airport |
| IATA: BLZ – ICAO: FWCL
Location of airport in Malawi
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| 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 |
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).
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Malawi |
Club Makokola, Dar es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg, Lilongwe, Lusaka |
| South African Airways |
Johannesburg |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Malawi
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| ICAO ID |
FWCL
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| Time |
UTC+2
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| Latitude |
-15.679053
15° 40' 44.59" S
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| Longitude |
34.974014
034° 58' 26.45" E
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| Elevation |
2555 feet
779 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
007° W (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| Communications
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| TWR |
118.1
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| APP |
124.9
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 10/28 |
7628 x 98 feet
2325 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
050FAWT |
NO
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| 15/33 |
4501 x 98 feet
1372 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
015FAYT |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
VCL |
CHILEKA |
080X |
113.3 |
3.4 NM |
103.6
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| NDB |
NC |
CHILEKA |
- |
356 |
1.2 NM |
111.3
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
WIP preparing sfc for lczr ant 400' fr Rwy 28.
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| FUEL |
Ctc mgr OILCOM MALAWI for avbl. (NC-100LL, A1)
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| MISC |
Wx.
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 0400-1700Z Mon-Sun.
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