Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Blantyre Chileka Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
BLZ Airport Overview
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Blantyre Chileka Airport.
What to Expect
Blantyre Chileka Airport (code: BLZ) has a small, single terminal that serves a few regional destinations. Facilities are likely very basic, as we are unable to confirm the presence of eateries, shops, or WiFi.
Sleeping in Blantyre Airport
We do not yet have any sleep-related airport reviews. For uninterrupted sleep, hotels are nearby. See our Airport Hotels section below for more info or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.
To help us keep this guide up-to-date, you can add or update information or write a review to submit airport tips and photos. For more airport information continue scrolling down to explore more in our Blantyre Chileka Airport Guide.
In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security. For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.
Airport Hotels
There are no hotels at Chileka Airport. Visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels in Chileka, search deals and read traveller reviews.
Airport Lounges
A reader tells us there is a lounge for gold/business class flyers, but economy class passengers can pay USD 15 to access.
Airport WiFi/Internet
As of this update we were unable to confirm whether internet access is available. If you know, click here to update this guide.
More Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover At The Airport
Luggage Storage & Lockers – Not available.
Mobile Charging – At the time of this update, we did not have any information about mobile charging availability. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Rest Zones – There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.
Showers – Not available.
SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Airport Hours
As of this update, we were unable to confirm airport hours of operation. We recommend that you read a few reviews before deciding to sleep in the airport overnight. If you know the airport hours, click here to update this airport guide.
Airlines
Blantyre airport is served by the following airlines: Egyptair • Ethiopian Airlines • Kenya Airways • KLM • South African • Ulendo Airlink • United Airlines.
Transportation
Hotel Shuttles
See also Airport Hotels above.
Minibus
Travel like the locals do! If your load is light, you can travel at a fraction of the price of a taxi by taking one of the shared-ride minibuses just outside of the airport. Take a minibus in the direction of Limbe in order to reach the main bus station.
Taxis
Taxis are readily available for hire in the ground transportation area. There are no meters, so negotiate a fare with the driver before starting your journey.
Last updated: 2023-03-21
This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning. All information, including rates and hours, are subject to change at any time without notice. The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers and their web sites. We are not representatives of any of the above mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or write a review.
