About Mbala Airport

ICAO	FLBA
IATA	MMQ
FIR	Lusaka FIR
Region	Northern
Country	Zambia
Runways	12/30
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	-8.85917, 31.3364 085133S 0312011E
Coordinates (Center)	-8.85798, 31.33442 085129S 0312004E
Variation	1.5° W (2024)
Timezone	Lusaka (+2 h)
Local time	May 3, 2024 11:40

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Mbala Airport

Mbala Airport is a small airport in Northern, Zambia. The airport is located at latitude -8.85798 and longitude 31.33442. The airport has one runway: 12/30. The ICAO airport code of this field is FLBA. The airport's IATA code is MMQ. Nearby other airfields are Rosa Airport, Kasaba Bay Airport, Kapenta Airport, Sumbawanga Airport and Sumbawanga Airport.

Mbala Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Sumbawanga Airport, which is 106 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Lusaka.

Mbala Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Lusaka. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 17:44. This applies to Mbala Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Latitude	Longitude	Approx. length
12	114°	115°	-8.8628	31.3452	2,600 m
30	294°	295°	-8.8532	31.3236	2,600 m

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Rosa Airport	FLRO	75 km	188°
Kasaba Bay Airport	FLKY	82 km	296°
Kapenta Airport	TZ-0071	101 km	056°
Sumbawanga Airport	TZ-0155	106 km	016°
Sumbawanga Airport	HTSU	106 km	020°
Mporokoso Airport	FLPK	144 km	246°
Gua Airport	TZ-0063	168 km	049°
Lukwati Airport	TZ-0084	176 km	037°
Isoka Airport	FLIK	200 km	134°

Navigational aids

No navigational aids found in the vicinity of Mbala Airport.