Airports / Mozambique / VNX
Vilankulo Airport
FQVL / VNXVilanculo, MozambiqueELEV 46 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
Benguera Island Airport (BCW) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Vilankulo Airport (FQVL / VNX) sits in Vilanculo, Mozambique, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 46 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list VNX as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Benguera Island Airport (BCW, 12 nm), Indigo Bay Lodge Airport (IBL, 20 nm), and Bazaruto Island Airport (BZB, 30 nm).
Trip costs from VNX are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Vilanculos Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from VNX to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FQVL
IATA
VNX
FAA / Local
FQVL
Elevation
46 ft
Coordinates
22.0184° S · 35.3133° 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 46 ft, VNX sits lower than 64% 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.
- 12nmBCWBenguera Island AirportBenguera Island
- 20nmIBLIndigo Bay Lodge AirportBazaruto Island
- 30nmBZBBazaruto Island AirportBazaruto Island
- 112nmINHInhambane AirportInhambane
- 135nmBEWBeira International AirportBeira
- 202nmVPYChimoio AirportChimoio
Location
Open the full mapFQVL · Vilankulo Airport · Vilanculo, Mozambique