Airports / Mozambique / POL
Pemba Airport
FQPB / POLPemba, MozambiqueELEV 331 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
90 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nacala International Airport (MNC).
Overview
Pemba Airport (FQPB / POL) sits in Pemba, Mozambique, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 331 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into POL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Nacala International Airport (MNC, 90 nm), Mueda Airport (MUD, 97 nm), and Mocímboa da Praia Airport (MZB, 98 nm).
Charter pricing from POL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Porto Amelia. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Pemba.
Field capability
ICAO
FQPB
IATA
POL
FAA / Local
FQPB
Elevation
331 ft
Coordinates
12.9933° S · 40.5249° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Mozambique fields
state range 20–4,505 ft
At 331 ft, POL sits higher than 50% 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.
- 90nmMNCNacala International AirportNacala
- 97nmMUDMueda AirportMueda
- 98nmMZBMocímboa da Praia AirportMocímboa da Praia
- 146nmAPLNampula AirportNampula
- 161nmMYWMtwara AirportMtwara
- 183nmHAHPrince Said Ibrahim International AirportMoroni
Location
Open the full mapFQPB · Pemba Airport · Pemba, Mozambique