Airports / Mozambique / MUD
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
50 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mocímboa da Praia Airport (MZB).
Overview
Located in Mueda, Mozambique, Mueda Airport (FQMD / MUD) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 2,789 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
MUD has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Mocímboa da Praia Airport (MZB, 50 nm), Mtwara Airport (MYW, 88 nm), and Pemba Airport (POL, 97 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MUD vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MUD, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FQMD
IATA
MUD
FAA / Local
FQMD
Elevation
2,789 ft
Coordinates
11.6729° S · 39.5631° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Mozambique fields
state range 20–4,505 ft
At 2,789 ft, MUD sits higher than 86% of the 14 Mozambique fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 50nmMZBMocímboa da Praia AirportMocímboa da Praia
- 88nmMYWMtwara AirportMtwara
- 97nmPOLPemba AirportPemba
- 182nmMNCNacala International AirportNacala
- 207nmAPLNampula AirportNampula
- 218nmHAHPrince Said Ibrahim International AirportMoroni
Location
Open the full mapFQMD · Mueda Airport · Mueda, Mozambique