Kamuzu International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #256 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#417 of 7558

Top 5.5% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Malawi)

#1 of 1 in MW

#1 of 7 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+16.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LLW in numbers: 11,614 ft longest runway · tied #256 of 650 published · #417 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.5%) · #1 in Malawi.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

LLW lies at 1,230 m (4,035 ft), #65 of 650 published airports by elevation and 89.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of LLW. Nearest published airport: Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE), 293 NM, 15,502 ft (3,888 ft longer than LLW); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,614 ft (3,540 m)

LLW runway: 14/32 11,614 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +16.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
14/32	11,614 ft (3540 m / 3.540 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →