Airports / Zambia / MFU
Mfuwe International Airport
FLMF / MFUMfuwe, ZambiaELEV 1,853 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
112 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kamuzu International Airport (LLW).
Overview
Mfuwe International Airport, listed as FLMF / MFU, is a large commercial airport in Mfuwe, Zambia. The field lies at an elevation of 1,853 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
MFU has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Kamuzu International Airport (LLW, 112 nm), Dwangwa Airport (DWA, 136 nm), and Mzuzu Airport (ZZU, 163 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MFU vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MFU, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FLMF
IATA
MFU
FAA / Local
FLMF
Elevation
1,853 ft
Coordinates
13.2589° S · 31.9366° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Zambia fields
state range 1,853–4,636 ft
At 1,853 ft, MFU sits lower than 90% of the 10 Zambia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 112nmLLWKamuzu International AirportLumbadzi
- 136nmDWADwangwa AirportDwangwa
- 163nmZZUMzuzu AirportMzuzu
- 192nmFLNDPeter Zuze Air Force BaseNdola
- 195nmVXCLichinga AirportLichinga
- 197nmTETTete AirportTete
Location
Open the full mapFLMF · Mfuwe International Airport · Mfuwe, Zambia