Airports / Mozambique / APL
Nampula Airport
FQNP / APLNampula, MozambiqueELEV 1,444 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
91 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nacala International Airport (MNC).
Overview
Nampula Airport (FQNP / APL) sits in Nampula, Mozambique, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,444 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
APL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Nacala International Airport (MNC, 91 nm), Pemba Airport (POL, 146 nm), and Mueda Airport (MUD, 207 nm).
Quotes for flights out of APL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from APL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FQNP
IATA
APL
FAA / Local
FQNP
Elevation
1,444 ft
Coordinates
15.1056° S · 39.2818° 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 Mozambique fields
state range 20–4,505 ft
At 1,444 ft, APL sits higher than 71% 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.
- 91nmMNCNacala International AirportNacala
- 146nmPOLPemba AirportPemba
- 207nmMUDMueda AirportMueda
- 216nmUELQuelimane AirportQuelimane
- 233nmMZBMocímboa da Praia AirportMocímboa da Praia
- 252nmBLZChileka International AirportBlantyre
Location
Open the full mapFQNP · Nampula Airport · Nampula, Mozambique