Airports / Malawi / DWA
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
65 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mzuzu Airport (ZZU).
Overview
Dwangwa Airport (FWDW / DWA) is a mid-sized airport serving Dwangwa, Malawi. Field elevation is 1,605 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list DWA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Mzuzu Airport (ZZU, 65 nm), Kamuzu International Airport (LLW, 79 nm), and Lichinga Airport (VXC, 80 nm).
Trip costs from DWA 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 DWA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FWDW
IATA
DWA
FAA / Local
FWDW
Elevation
1,605 ft
Coordinates
12.5175° S · 34.1319° 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 Malawi fields
state range 1,605–4,115 ft
At 1,605 ft, DWA sits lower than 80% of the 5 Malawi fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 65nmZZUMzuzu AirportMzuzu
- 79nmLLWKamuzu International AirportLumbadzi
- 80nmVXCLichinga AirportLichinga
- 136nmMFUMfuwe International AirportMfuwe
- 155nmKGJKaronga AirportKaronga
- 196nmBLZChileka International AirportBlantyre
Location
Open the full mapFWDW · Dwangwa Airport · Dwangwa, Malawi