Mfuwe Airport

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Mfuwe Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Serves Mfuwe, Zambia
Elevation  AMSL 1,853 ft / 565 m
Coordinates 13°15′32″S31°56′10″E / 13.25889°S 31.93611°E / -13.25889; 31.93611
Map
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MFU
Location of airport in Zambia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
09/272,2007,218Asphalt
Sources: WAD [1] GCM [2]

Mfuwe Airport( IATA : MFU, ICAO : FLMF) is an airport serving Mfuwe, a diffuse settlement in Mambwe District in the Eastern Province in Zambia. It serves the tourism industry based on the nearby South Luangwa National Park and other wildlife areas in the Luangwa Valley. It is one of four international airports in Zambia, with seasonal international flights.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Facilities

The airport elevation is 1,853 feet (565 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Proflight Zambia Lilongwe, [3] Lusaka
Ulendo Airlink Likoma, Lilongwe, Liwonde, Majete, Southern Lakeshore [4]
Zambia Airways Lusaka [5]

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References

  1. Airport information for FLMF [usurped]
  2. Airport information for Mfuwe Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "ProFlight Zambia Adds Mfuwe – Lilongwe Sector From June 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. 2015/2016 timetable, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Zambia Airways Adds Mfuwe Service From May 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 15 April 2024.