# Zuwarah International Airport (WAX / HLZW)

**Zuwarah International Airport** (IATA: WAX, ICAO: HLZW) is a small airport in Zuwarah, An Nuqat al Khams District, Libya. It has one runway, 1,800 m (5,906 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WAX / HLZW
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Zuwarah, An Nuqat al Khams District, Libya
- Elevation: 3 m / 9 ft
- Coordinates: 32.9523, 12.0155
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,800 m / 5,906 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Tripoli
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuwarah_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433954
- Ident: HLZW

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,800 m / 5,906 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 060° / 240° |  |

## 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 | =38 in LY |
| Elevation | 3 m / 9 ft | =42,649 of 43,403 | =3,130 in Africa | #66 in LY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =21 in LY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [HL77](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hl77.md) Okba Ibn Nafa Air Base · 54 km / 34 mi
- [MJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllm.md) Mitiga International Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [HL53](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hl53.md) Abu Aisha Agricultural Aviation Airport · 130 km / 81 mi
- [ZIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hlzn.md) Alzintan Airport · 133 km / 82 mi

## Sources

- [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/hlzw/data