Airports / Mozambique / MZB
Mocímboa da Praia Airport
FQMP / MZBMocímboa da Praia, MozambiqueELEV 89 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
50 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mueda Airport (MUD).
Overview
Located in Mocímboa da Praia, Mozambique, Mocímboa da Praia Airport (FQMP / MZB) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 89 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list MZB as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Mueda Airport (MUD, 50 nm), Mtwara Airport (MYW, 62 nm), and Pemba Airport (POL, 98 nm).
Trip costs from MZB are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MZB to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FQMP
IATA
MZB
FAA / Local
FQMP
Elevation
89 ft
Coordinates
11.3618° S · 40.3549° 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 89 ft, MZB sits lower than 57% 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.
- 50nmMUDMueda AirportMueda
- 62nmMYWMtwara AirportMtwara
- 98nmPOLPemba AirportPemba
- 172nmHAHPrince Said Ibrahim International AirportMoroni
- 189nmMNCNacala International AirportNacala
- 208nmNWAMohéli Bandar Es Eslam AirportFomboni
Location
Open the full mapFQMP · Mocímboa da Praia Airport · Mocímboa da Praia, Mozambique