Dwangwa Airport

IATA DWAICAO FWDWMedium airport

Dwangwa Airport is a medium airport near Dwangwa in Nkhotakota District, Malawi. It is listed as IATA DWA and ICAO FWDW. The airport is located at -12.5175° / 34.1319° at an elevation of 489 m (1,605 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,213 m. The nearest airport is Nkhotakota Aerodrome, 48 km (30 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Dwangwa Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Dwangwa Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`DWA`
ICAO code	`FWDW`
Identifier	`FWDW`
Type	Medium airport
City	Dwangwa
Region	Nkhotakota District
Country	Malawi
Coordinates	-12.51753, 34.13188
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	12° 31′ 03.10″ S 34° 07′ 54.76″ E
Elevation	489 m (1,605 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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