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Lilongwe International airport (Malawi)
Lilongwe International airport is located near Lilongwe, with Kamlembo at 1mi↑, Lilongwe at 12mi↑, Dowa District at 13mi↑, Nchesi at 13mi↑, Dowa at 14mi↑, Lilongwe District at 17mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Malawi and Southernmost airports in Malawi
→ See also airports in Malawi
aerial view of Lilongwe International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FWKI
- IATA code : LLW
- Local code : -
Elevation : 1230 m = 4035ft
→ See also Highest airports in Malawi and Lowest airports in Malawi
Runways
- runway 14/32 : 3540m = 11614ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Malawi
Coming to Lilongwe International airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Lilongwe International airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Salima airport at 54mi : book on Trip.com
- Kasungu airport at 58mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Lilongwe International airport FWKI LLW
METAR for Lilongwe International airport FWKI LLW
FWKI 061500Z 08012KT CAVOK 25/06 25/06 Q1020 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Lilongwe International airport FWKI LLW
METAR issued by FWKI on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 15:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 8 days and 213 hours and -11497 minutes ago.
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
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 6°C = 43°F. The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 30 %.
QNH is 1020hPa = 30.12inHg
Wind 22km/h = 12kt, direction is 80°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Lilongwe International airport FWKI LLW
FWKI 061600Z 0618/0724 09007KT CAVOK BECMG 0703/0705 04006KT 8000 HZ SKC BECMG 0707/0709 06010G20KT 9999 FEW028 BECMG 0709/0711 05008KT 9999 SCT032
Decoded TAF for Lilongwe International airport FWKI LLW
TAF issued by FWKI on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 16:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 8 days and 20 hours and 23 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, October 6, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, October 6, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
0618/0724 09007KT 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 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0703/0705 04006KT 8000 HZ SKC
sky clear
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 40°
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
haze
becoming from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0707/0709 06010G20KT 9999 FEW028
wind 10kt = 19km/h with gusts at 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 60°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 2800ft = 850m
becoming from Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 7, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0709/0711 05008KT 9999 SCT032
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 50°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3200ft = 980m
NOTAM for Lilongwe International airport
Around Lilongwe International airport (Malawi)
near
- Hotels in Kamlembo
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 4325mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 4333mi↑
- Station de montagne Beuil les Launes at 4341mi↑
- Station de montagne Valberg at 4342mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 4343mi↑
- Station de montagne Auron at 4350mi↑
- Station de montagne Val d'Allos at 4363mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Sauze at 4365mi↑
- Station de montagne La Molina at 4373mi↑
- Station de montagne Chabanon at 4374mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 4374mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Orres at 4375mi↑
- for Lilongwe International airport at 0mi↑
- for Old Lilongwe airport at 13mi↑
- for Ntchisi airport at 29mi↑
nearest airports to Lilongwe International airport (Malawi)
- Old Lilongwe airport (FWLE ) at 13mi↑NOTAM
- Ntchisi airport (FWCS ) at 29mi↑NOTAM
- Salima airport (FWSM LMB ) at 54mi↑NOTAM
- Dedza airport (FWDZ ) at 55mi↑defunct airport
- Kasungu airport (FWKG KBQ ) at 58mi↑NOTAM
- Mtakatata airport (FWTK ) at 58mi↑NOTAM
- Mchinji airport (FWMC ) at 59mi↑NOTAM
- Kasungu Lifupa airport (FWLP ) at 66mi↑NOTAM
- Nkhota Kota airport (FWKK ) at 69mi↑NOTAM
- Ulongwe airport (FQUG ) at 74mi↑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