# Beira Airport (BEW)

> Beira, MZ · IATA: BEW · ICAO: FQBR · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BEW` |
| ICAO | `FQBR` |
| City | Beira |
| Country | MZ |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 10 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -19.79640, 34.90760 |

## Description

Beira Airport (BEW/FQBR) drew international attention in 2019, when it became the staging point for the humanitarian airlift after Cyclone Idai devastated central Mozambique — proof of genuine cargo-handling capacity. Operator Aeroportos de Moçambique is currently rebuilding the cargo terminal, with completion announced for the end of 2026. In everyday terms the field is the air gateway to the country's second-largest port city and to the Beira Corridor. The bulk of regional freight, however, moves through the adjacent deep-water Port of Beira, terminus of the Machipanda railway to Zimbabwe and Bulawayo and the Sena line to the Moatize coalfields and Malawi. A roughly USD 200 million rehabilitation of the Machipanda line, completed in 2025, lifted annual capacity from 1.5 to 3 million tonnes and cut transit time to Zimbabwe from 18 to 12 hours, while a USD 117 million inland dry port at Dondo is being built under a 25-year concession to ease corridor congestion. At the airport, belly-hold capacity handles time-sensitive and higher-value shipments plus mining and relief-sector needs, cleared by Mozambique's tax authority. Heavy and bulk loads belong on rail and ship; air freight complements the system for what cannot wait.

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