# Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport (VJB / FQXA)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VJB / FQXA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Xai-Xai, Gaza Province, Mozambique
- Opened: 29 Nov 2021 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 89 m / 291 ft
- Coordinates: -24.8929, 33.7530
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,800 m / 5,906 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Maputo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xai-Xai_Chongoene_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11824838
- Weather station: FQXA · WMO 67335
- Ident: FQXA

## Timeline

- 29 Nov 2021: Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 1,800 m / 5,906 ft |  | Concrete |  |  |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [MPM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fqma.md) Maputo Airport · Mozambique · 165 km / 103 mi · LAM Mozambique Airlines
- [VPY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fqch.md) Chimoio Airport · Mozambique · 639 km / 397 mi · LAM Mozambique Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VJB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- TM [LAM Mozambique Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lam-mozambique-airlines) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,800 m / 5,906 ft | =4,819 of 29,858 | =512 in Africa | #10 in MZ |
| Elevation | 89 m / 291 ft | =31,580 of 43,403 | #2,698 in Africa | #23 in MZ |
| Age | Opened 2021 | =14,089 of 15,079 | =145 in Africa | #3 in MZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =5 in MZ |

## Nearby airports

- [MZ-0053](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mz-0053.md) Zongoene Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [FQBI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fqbi.md) Bilene Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [TGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mz-tgs.md) Chokwé Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [MZ-0007](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mz-0007.md) Quissico Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [MZ-0006](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mz-0006.md) Xinavane Airport · 102 km / 64 mi
- [IHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fqia.md) Inhaca Airport · 148 km / 92 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xai-Xai_Chongoene_Airport&oldid=1363088079), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/fqxa/data