Chileka International Airport
Chileka International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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The passenger terminal at Chileka | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Malawi | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Malawi | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Blantyre, Malawi | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Nyambala, Chileka | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,555 ft / 779 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°40′52″S 34°58′18″E / 15.68111°S 34.97167°E | ||||||||||||||
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Source: DAFIF | |||||||||||||||
Chileka International Airport (IATA: BLZ, ICAO: FWCL) is an international airport in Malawi. It is located approximately 13 km (7 nmi; 8 mi), by road, northwest of Blantyre, the second largest city in the Republic of Malawi and the country's commercial and financial capital. Chileka is Malawi's second international airport, the other being Kamuzu International Airport, in Lilongwe, the nation's capital city.