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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
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
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
weather : scattered clouds at Chileka
75 ↗ 97°F
wind ↑ 17mph
high heat alert with 97°F at Chileka
Tuesday : high heat alert with 97°F at Chileka
Aviation weather for Chileka International airport FWCL BLZ
METAR for Chileka International airport FWCL BLZ
FWCL 210700Z 07008KT 9999 SCT025 30/18 Q1020 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Chileka International airport FWCL BLZ
METAR issued by FWCL on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 07:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 71 hours and -2839 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 30°C = 86°F, dew point is 18°C = 64°F. The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 49%.
QNH is 1020hPa = 30.12inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 70°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Chileka International airport FWCL BLZ
FWCL 170900Z 1712/1818 04013KT 9999 SCT020 PROB30 TEMPO 1712/1713 9999 -TS SCT020CB BKN030 FM171600 09010KT CAVOK BECMG 1808/1810 05012KT 9999 FEW030
Decoded TAF for Chileka International airport FWCL BLZ
TAF issued by FWCL on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 09:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 6 days and 21 hours and 41 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, December 17, 2024 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 17, 2024 à 16:00 heure UTC
1712/1818 04013KT 9999 SCT020
wind 13kt = 24km/h, direction is 40°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Tuesday, December 17, 2024 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, December 17, 2024 à 13:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 1712/1713 9999 -TS SCT020CB BKN030
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity thunderstorm
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m broken at 3000ft = 910m
from Tuesday, December 17, 2024 à 16:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 18, 2024 à 08:00 heure UTC
FM171600 09010KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Wednesday, December 18, 2024 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, December 18, 2024 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1808/1810 05012KT 9999 FEW030
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 50°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds 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
- 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