Chileka International Airport
Bakili Muluzi International Airport formerly Chileka International Airport is an international airport in Malawi. It is located approximately 13 km, by road, northwest of Blantyre, the second largest city in the Republic of Malawi and the country's commercial and financial capital.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport serving Blantyre, Malawi formerly called Chileka
- Also known as: “Aéroport International Chileka”, “Aeroportul Chileka”, “Aeropuerto Chileka”, “Bakili Muluzi International Airport”, “BLZ”, “FWCL”, “布兰太尔奇莱卡国际机场”, “布蘭岱”, and “布蘭岱國際機場”
Chileka International Airport
- Categories: international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transport
- Location: Blantyre District, Southern Malawi, Malawi, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-15.67598° or 15° 40′ 34″ south
Longitude
34.96864° or 34° 58′ 7″ east
Elevation
778 metres (2,552 feet)
IATA airport code
BLZ
ICAO airport code
FWCL
Open location code
5GPP8XF9+JF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Chileka International Airport” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Aeroport Internacional de Chileka”
- Cebuano: “Chileka International Airport”
- Chinese: “Chileka國際機場”
- Chinese: “奇莱卡国际机场”
- Chinese: “奇萊卡國際機場”
- Croatian: “Zračna luka Chileka”
- Dutch: “Luchthaven Chileka”
- Finnish: “Chilekan kansainvälinen lentoasema”
- French: “aéroport international de Chileka”
- French: “Aéroport international de Chileka”
- German: “Flughafen Chileka”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Chileka”
- Japanese: “チレカ国際空港”
- Korean: “칠레카 국제공항”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Chileka”
- Persian: “فرودگاه بینالمللی چیلکا”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Blantyre”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Chileka”
- Russian: “Международный аэропорт Чилека”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional Chileka”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Chileka”
- Swedish: “Chileka International Airport”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи биналмилалӣ чилко”
- Tumbuka: “Chiŵanja chikulu cha Chileka”
- Turkish: “Chileka Uluslararası Havalimanı”
- Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Chileka”
- Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Chileka”
- “Bakili Muluzi International Airport”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Gopani and Chinyama.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bakili Muluzi Airport Terminal and VIP Terminal.
Southern Malawi: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Blantyre and Zomba.
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