Kolwezi Airport (KWZ/FZQM)

Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The airport has a single runway, 11/29, 1,750 m (5,741 ft) long. Its elevation is 1,526 m (5,007 ft).

Weather

There is no current aviation weather report for this airport. Some airports only report during certain hours.

Forecast

No valid forecast (TAF) for this airport.

  • Local time 04:44 (UTC+2)
  • Sunrise 05:47
  • Sunset 18:15

METAR/TAF log

Aviation weather reports issued in the last 24 hours, newest first. Times are the airport’s local time (currently UTC+2), with UTC alongside. METAR is the routine report, SPECI a special report issued when the weather changes significantly, and TAF the aerodrome forecast.

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Reports are kept for 30 days; the last 7 days are available from the API.

Live air traffic

The airport is outside the live data fetch area: no data is fetched for aircraft around it, so they may not appear on the live map.

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Flight counts, delays and cancellations

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Key facts

IATA code
KWZ
ICAO code
FZQM
Type
Medium airport
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Municipality served
Kolwezi
Airport reference point
10.7659° S, 25.5057° E10° 45′ 57″ S, 25° 30′ 21″ E
Elevation
1,526 m (5,007 ft)
Runways
1

Runways

Runways at Kolwezi Airport
RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLightingTrue bearing
11/291,750 m (5,741 ft)30 mAsphaltNot recorded11 101°29 281°

Bearings are relative to true north; runway names come from the magnetic bearing.

Nearest airports

  1. Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), Democratic Republic of the Congo: 239 km
  2. Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA), Zambia: 409 km
  3. Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM), Democratic Republic of the Congo: 559 km

Distances are straight-line distances between airport reference points.