# Dwangwa Airport (DWA)

> Dwangwa, MW · IATA: DWA · ICAO: FWDW · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `DWA` |
| ICAO | `FWDW` |
| City | Dwangwa |
| Country | MW |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 489 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -12.51753, 34.13188 |

## Description

Sugar cane country surrounds Dwangwa Airport (IATA: DWA, ICAO: FWDW) on the western shore of Lake Malawi, but none of that crop leaves by air: the field has a single unpaved runway 14/32 of 1,212 metres and cannot take freighter aircraft. Sitting at 489 metres in Nkhotakota District, it handles charter and estate traffic only, with no scheduled flights, no based cargo carrier, no handling agent and no freight terminal. Cargo therefore moves out of the district by road. The nearest real air-freight option is Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) near Lilongwe, roughly 220 road kilometres to the south-west, with a 3,540-metre runway and cargo handling by the Lilongwe Handling Company (LIHACO); Chileka (BLZ) at Blantyre serves the south of the country. Landlocked Malawi routes its bulk trade overland to the Mozambican ports in any case, and no customs clearance takes place at Dwangwa.

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