Airports / Malawi / LLW
Kamuzu International Airport
FWKI / LLWLumbadzi, MalawiELEV 4,035 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
79 nm
To the nearest alternate
Dwangwa Airport (DWA).
Overview
Kamuzu International Airport (FWKI / LLW) sits in Lumbadzi, Malawi, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 4,035 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
LLW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Dwangwa Airport (DWA, 79 nm), Lichinga Airport (VXC, 92 nm), and Mfuwe International Airport (MFU, 112 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LLW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as FWLI and Lilongwe International. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LLW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FWKI
IATA
LLW
FAA / Local
FWKI
Elevation
4,035 ft
Coordinates
13.7894° S · 33.7810° 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 Malawi fields
state range 1,605–4,115 ft
At 4,035 ft, LLW sits higher 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.
- 79nmDWADwangwa AirportDwangwa
- 92nmVXCLichinga AirportLichinga
- 112nmMFUMfuwe International AirportMfuwe
- 133nmBLZChileka International AirportBlantyre
- 139nmTETTete AirportTete
- 141nmZZUMzuzu AirportMzuzu
Location
Open the full mapFWKI · Kamuzu International Airport · Lumbadzi, Malawi