Zuwarah International Airport

IATA WAXICAO HLZWSmall airfield

Zuwarah International Airport is a small airfield near Zuwarah in An Nuqat al Khams District, Libya. It is listed as IATA WAX and ICAO HLZW. The airport is located at 32.9523° / 12.0155° at an elevation of 3 m (9 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,800 m. The nearest airport is Okba Ibn Nafa Air Base, 54 km (34 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Zuwarah International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Zuwarah International Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`WAX`
ICAO code	`HLZW`
Local code	`HL75`
Identifier	`HLZW`
Type	Small airfield
City	Zuwarah
Region	An Nuqat al Khams District
Country	Libya
Coordinates	32.95230, 12.01550
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	32° 57′ 08.28″ N 12° 00′ 55.80″ E
Elevation	3 m (9 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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