Airports / Malawi / KGJ
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
72 nm
To the nearest alternate
Songwe Airport (MBI).
Overview
Karonga Airport (FWKA / KGJ) sits in Karonga, Malawi, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,765 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KGJ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Songwe Airport (MBI, 72 nm), Mzuzu Airport (ZZU, 90 nm), and Dwangwa Airport (DWA, 155 nm).
Charter pricing from KGJ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Karonga.
Field capability
ICAO
FWKA
IATA
KGJ
FAA / Local
FWKA
Elevation
1,765 ft
Coordinates
9.9536° S · 33.8933° 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 1,765 ft, KGJ sits lower than 60% 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.
- 72nmMBISongwe AirportMbeya
- 90nmZZUMzuzu AirportMzuzu
- 155nmDWADwangwa AirportDwangwa
- 176nmIRIIringa AirportNduli
- 215nmVXCLichinga AirportLichinga
- 229nmMFUMfuwe International AirportMfuwe
Location
Open the full mapFWKA · Karonga Airport · Karonga, Malawi