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Kamuzu International Airport

Lumbadzi, Lilongwe District (Malawi)
IATA: LLW ICAO: FWKI
Longest Active Runway
11,614 ft
3,540 meters
Field Elevation
4,035 ft
1,230 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
-13.7894°, 33.7810°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Malawi
Out of 7 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#417 Worldwide
Top 5.5% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#573 MSL
Top 10.1% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+16.1%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Kamuzu International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,614 ft (3,540 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Malawi and #417 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
14/32 11,614 ft (3540m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/llw.json ↗