# Mkuze Airport (MZQ / FAMU)

**Mkuze Airport** (IATA: MZQ, ICAO: FAMU) is a medium airport in Mkuze, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. It has one runway, 1,850 m (6,070 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/famu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MZQ / FAMU
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Mkuze, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
- Elevation: 122 m / 400 ft
- Coordinates: -27.6261, 32.0443
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,850 m / 6,070 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Johannesburg
- Website: https://umda.org.za/mkuze-airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkuze (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123469971
- Weather station: FDLV · WMO 68393
- Ident: FAMU

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 1,850 m / 6,070 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 157° / 337° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,850 m / 6,070 ft | =4,439 of 29,858 | =496 in Africa | #28 in ZA |
| Elevation | 122 m / 400 ft | =29,014 of 43,403 | =2,640 in Africa | #465 in ZA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =42 in ZA |

## Nearby airports

- [ULD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faul.md) Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport · 99 km / 61 mi
- [RCB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/farb.md) Richards Bay Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [MTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fdms.md) Matsapha International Airport · 142 km / 88 mi
- [SHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fdsk.md) King Mswati III International Airport · 145 km / 90 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/famu/data