Mzuzu Airport | |
Iata: | ZZU |
Icao: | FWUU |
Pushpin Map: | Malawi |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Malawi |
Pushpin Label: | ZZU |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Government |
City-Served: | Mzuzu, Malawi |
Elevation-F: | 4,115 |
Elevation-M: | 1,254 |
Coordinates: | -11.4447°N 34.0117°W |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 17/35 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,308 |
R1-Length-F: | 4,291 |
R1-Surface: | Bitumen |
Footnotes: | Source: DAFIF[1] |
Mzuzu Airport is an airport serving Mzuzu, the capital city of the Northern Region of the Republic of Malawi.
The airport resides at an elevation of 4115feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with a bitumen surface measuring 1308mx19mm (4,291feetx62feetm).
On 10 June, 2024, a plane carrying the vice president of Malawi, Saulos Chilima, attempted to land in Mzuzu from Lilongwe. It turned back due to poor visibility and later crashed, killing all onboard.[2]