Zuwarah International Airport

HLZW · An Nuqāţ al Khams, Libya

About Zuwarah International Airport

ICAO HLZW
IATA WAX
FIR Tripoli FIR
Region An Nuqāţ al Khams
Country Libya
Runways 6/24
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 32.9523, 12.0155   325708N 0120056E
Variation 3.2° E (2024)
Timezone Tripoli (+2 h)
Local time May 2, 2024 00:28

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
6 060° 056° 1,800 m 45 m Asphalt 32.9564 12.0238
24 240° 236° 32.9482 12.0071

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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.

Zuwarah International Airport

Zuwarah International Airport is a small airport in An Nuqāţ al Khams, Libya. The airport is located at latitude 32.95230 and longitude 12.01550. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is HLZW. The airport's IATA code is WAX. Nearby other airfields are Okba Ibn Nafa Air Base, Tripoli International Airport, Mitiga International Airport, Abu Aisha Agricultural Aviation Airport and Alzintan Airport.

Zuwarah International Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Djerba Zarzis International Airport, which is 154 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Tripoli.

Zuwarah International Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Tripoli. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:54. This applies to Zuwarah International 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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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Okba Ibn Nafa Air Base LY-0032 54 km 191°
Bordj Choucha Heliport TN-0002 56 km 291°
A1 Ben Gardane Heliport TN-0005 90 km 282°
Tripoli International Airport HLLT 111 km 106°
Mitiga International Airport HLLM 119 km 092°
Abu Aisha Agricultural Aviation Airport LY-0017 130 km 112°
Alzintan Airport HLZN 133 km 170°
Medenine Airport TN-0012 153 km 287°
Djerba Zarzis International Airport DTTJ 154 km 312°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Zwara ZAR NDB 1.6 km 354°
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