Airports / Democratic Republic of the Congo / KWZ
Kolwezi Airport
FZQM / KWZKolwezi, Democratic Republic of the CongoELEV 5,007 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
89 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kalumbila Airport (UMB).
Overview
Kolwezi Airport (FZQM / KWZ) is a mid-sized airport serving Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The field lies at an elevation of 5,007 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
KWZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Kalumbila Airport (UMB, 89 nm), Kamina Air Base (FZSA, 128 nm), and Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM, 129 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KWZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KWZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FZQM
IATA
KWZ
FAA / Local
FZQM
Elevation
5,007 ft
Coordinates
10.7659° S · 25.5057° 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo fields
state range 915–5,643 ft
At 5,007 ft, KWZ sits higher than 86% of the 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 89nmUMBKalumbila AirportKalumbila
- 128nmFZSAKamina Air BaseLumwe
- 129nmFBMLubumbashi International AirportLubumbashi
- 177nmCGJKasompe AirportChingola
- 201nmKIWSouthdowns AirportKitwe
- 221nmNLASimon Mwansa Kapwepwe International AirportNdola
Location
Open the full mapFZQM · Kolwezi Airport · Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo