VJB

Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport

ICAO FQXA24.8929°S 33.7530°E89 m / 291 ftSmall airport
On the map

Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport (IATA: VJB, ICAO: FQXA) is a small airport in Xai-Xai, Gaza Province, Mozambique. It opened on 29 Nov 2021. It has one runway, 1,800 m (5,906 ft) long, concrete.

Timeline

1 event · 2021–2021
29 NOV 2021
OpenedXai-Xai Chongoene Airport opens.
From Wikidata and WikipediaEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
02/20
LENGTH1,800 m5,906 ftWIDTH—SURFACEConcrete

Routes

2 destinations · 1 country

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from VJB. From the Wikipedia article “Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport” (revision of 7 Jul 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway1,800 m5,906 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=4,817of 29,823 · =512 Africa · #10 MZElevation89 m291 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=31,533of 43,341 · #2,698 Africa · #23 MZAgeOpened 20212026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=14,102of 15,079 · =145 Africa · #3 MZRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =176 Africa · =5 MZ
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record