Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 3,763 ft / 1,147 m Code MWZ Phone +255 22 284 2402 Yearly aircraft movements 13,404 | Elevation 1,134 m Owner Politics of Tanzania Passenger count 444,215 | |
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Sholehin studioarch mwanza airport
Mwanza International Airport (IATA: MWZ, ICAO: HTMW) is a major regional airport in northern Tanzania serving the city of Mwanza. It is located near the shores of Lake Victoria about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the city. It serves as the main hub for Auric Air and a secondary hub for Precision Air.
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- Sholehin studioarch mwanza airport
- Precision air atr 72 500 landing and taxiing on mwanza airport
- Expansion
- Air Force Base
- Accidents and incidents
- References
The Mwanza VOR-DME (Ident: MV) and Mwanza non-directional beacon (Ident: MZ) are located on the field.
Precision air atr 72 500 landing and taxiing on mwanza airport
Expansion
A passenger lounge is under construction and will have a capacity of 1 million passengers annually. It was envisaged to be operational by September 2014. Construction stalled after the Tanzanian government failed to make payments to the Chinese contractor, Beijing Construction Engineering Group and in December, 2014 construction was due to be completed by October, 2015 assuming that funds would be available.
Air Force Base
The Tanzanian Army's air force command operates an airbase at the south eastern side and has a direct access to runway 30.