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Mwanza Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Hub for
  
Auric Air

Elevation AMSL
  
3,763 ft / 1,147 m

Code
  
MWZ

Phone
  
+255 22 284 2402

Yearly aircraft movements
  
13,404

Location
  
Mwanza, Tanzania

Focus city for
  
Precision Air

Address
  
Mwanza, Tanzania

Elevation
  
1,134 m

Owner
  
Politics of Tanzania

Passenger count
  
444,215

Mwanza Airport

Operator
  
Tanzania Airports Authority

Similar
  
Malaika Beach Resort, NEW MWANZA HOTEL, Kingdom Hotel, Bugando Medical Centre, Isamilo Lodge

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.

Contents

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.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 1 March 2010, Air Tanzania Flight 100, operated by Boeing 737-200 5H-MVZ sustained substantial damage when it departed the runway on landing and the nosewheel collapsed. Damage was also caused to an engine.
  • References

    Mwanza Airport Wikipedia