Salima Airport

FWSM · Central Region, Malawi

About Salima Airport

ICAO FWSM
IATA LMB
FIR Lilongwe FIR
Region Central Region
Country Malawi
Runways 17/35
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -13.75589, 34.58419   134521S 0343503E
Coordinates (Center) -13.75986, 34.5857   134535S 0343509E
Variation 5.9° W (2024)
Timezone Blantyre (+2 h)
Local time May 4, 2024 23:07

Salima Airport

Salima Airport is a small airport in Central Region, Malawi. The airport is located at latitude -13.75986 and longitude 34.58570. The airport has one runway: 17/35. The ICAO airport code of this field is FWSM. The airport's IATA code is LMB. Nearby other airfields are Monkey Bay Airport, Mtakatata Airport, Club Makokola Airport, Lilongwe International Airport and Ntchisi Airport.

Salima Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Lichinga Airport, which is 91 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Lilongwe.

Salima Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Blantyre. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 17:25. This applies to Salima 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
17 160° 165° -13.7657 34.5879 1,387 m
35 340° 345° -13.754 34.5835

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

Airport ID Distance Direction
Monkey Bay Airport FWMY 51 km 134°
Mtakatata Airport FWTK 51 km 186°
Club Makokola Airport FWCM 85 km 135°
Lilongwe Intl Ar FWLI 87 km 268°
Lilongwe International Airport FWKI 87 km 267°
Ntchisi Airport FWCS 89 km 298°
Lichinga Airport FQLC 91 km 053°
Lilongwe Intl Ar FWLL 91 km 255°
Old Lilongwe Airport FWLE 98 km 256°

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