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Chileka International airport at Blantyre (Malawi)
Chileka International airport is located near Blantyre, with Chileka at 1mi↑, Blantyre District at 3mi↑, Blantyre at 8mi↑, Makata at 8mi↑, Chiradzulu at 11mi↑, Chikwawa at 27mi↑, Neno at 29mi↑, Thyolo at 29mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Malawi and Southernmost airports in Malawi
→ See also airports in Malawi
aerial view of Chileka International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FWCL
- IATA code : BLZ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 779 m = 2556ft
→ See also Highest airports in Malawi and Lowest airports in Malawi
Runways
- runway 10/28 : 2325m = 7628ft
- runway 15/33 : 1372m = 4501ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Malawi
Coming to Chileka International airport
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By plane :
- Chileka International airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Mvuu Camp airport at 62mi : book on Trip.com
- Mangochi airport at 85mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Chileka International airport FWCL BLZ
METAR for Chileka International airport FWCL BLZ
FWCL 241500Z 28003KT 9999 FEW025 SCT070 27/21 Q1010 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Chileka International airport FWCL BLZ
METAR issued by FWCL on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 15:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 33 hours and -1404 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 27°C = 81°F, dew point is 21°C = 70°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70%.
QNH is 1010hPa = 29.83inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 280°.
Clouds : few clouds at 2500ft = 760m. scattered clouds at 7000ft = 2130m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Chileka International airport FWCL BLZ
FWCL 230900Z 2312/2418 03006KT 9999 FEW020CB SCT025 BKN080 PROB30 TEMPO 2312/2316 8000 -TSRA FEW022CB BKN025 BKN080 BECMG 2318/2320 05009KT 9999 FEW025 BKN090 FM240600 03008KT 9999 FEW025CB BKN030
Decoded TAF for Chileka International airport FWCL BLZ
TAF issued by FWCL on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 09:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 15 hours and 36 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, February 23, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Sunday, February 23, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
2312/2418 03006KT 9999 FEW020CB SCT025 BKN080
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 30°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 2000ft = 610m scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m broken at 8000ft = 2440m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Sunday, February 23, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Sunday, February 23, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2312/2316 8000 -TSRA FEW022CB BKN025 BKN080
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
light intensity thunderstorm rain
few clouds at 2200ft = 670m broken at 2500ft = 760m broken at 8000ft = 2440m
becoming from Sunday, February 23, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Monday, February 24, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2318/2320 05009KT 9999 FEW025 BKN090
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 50°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 2500ft = 760m broken at 9000ft = 2740m
from Monday, February 24, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, February 24, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM240600 03008KT 9999 FEW025CB BKN030
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 30°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 2500ft = 760m broken at 3000ft = 910m
NOTAM for Chileka International airport
Around Chileka International airport at Blantyre (Malawi)
near
- Hotels in Chileka
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 4476mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 4484mi↑
- Station de montagne Beuil les Launes at 4491mi↑
- Station de montagne Valberg at 4493mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 4493mi↑
- Station de montagne Auron at 4501mi↑
- Station de montagne Val d'Allos at 4513mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Sauze at 4516mi↑
- Station de montagne Chabanon at 4525mi↑
- Station de montagne La Molina at 4525mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Orres at 4526mi↑
- Station de montagne Montclar at 4526mi↑
- for Chileka International airport at 0mi↑
- for Zomba airport at 34mi↑
- for Nchalo Sucoma airport at 41mi↑
nearest airports to Chileka International airport at Blantyre (Malawi)
- Zomba airport (FWZA ) at 34mi↑NOTAM
- Nchalo Sucoma airport (FWSU ) at 41mi↑NOTAM
- Ngabu airport (FWNB ) at 56mi↑NOTAM
- Milange airport ( MZ-0031) at 59mi↑
- Mvuu Camp airport ( VUU ) at 62mi↑
- Bangula airport (FWBG ) at 63mi↑NOTAM
- Mecanhelas airport ( MZ-0038) at 68mi↑
- Ulongwe airport (FQUG ) at 79mi↑NOTAM
- Mangochi airport (FWMG MAI ) at 85mi↑NOTAM
- Nsanje airport (FWSJ ) at 87mi↑NOTAM
- Tambara airport ( MZ-0058) at 88mi↑defunct airport
- Chingozi airport (FQTT TET ) at 93mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Malawi
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap