Tanzania, United Republic of
2.2.8 Tanzania Mwanza National Airport
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Airport Overview

The airport is the main regional airport in the lake zone catering over 400,000 passengers and 13,000 aircraft movements per year on average. 

Airport Location and Contact

Country

Tanzania

Province or District

Mwanza

Nearest Town or City
with Distance from Airport

Mwanza Town

Distance (9.3 km)

Airport’s Complete Name

Mwanza Airport

Latitude

-2.444485 (S 2026' 40'')

Longitude

32.932667 (E 320 55' 58'')

Elevation (ft and m)

3,763 ft

IATA Code

MZW

ICAO Code

HTMW

Managing Company or Airport Authority

Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA)

Management Contact Person

Airport Manager,

Mwanza Airport,

P.O Box 1926,

MWANZA

Tel:  +255 28 256 0067,

Fax: +255 28 256 0962,

Email: mwz@airports.go.tz

Open From (hours)

24 Hrs

Open To (hours)

24 Hrs

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

Companies operating in this airport includes Air Tanzania Company Ltd, Precision Air Services, Fast Jet, Auric Air Serivices, Coastal Travels Ltd that are dedicated in passenger transportation.

For more information on airport contacts, please see the following link: 4.5 Tanzania Airport Company Contact List

Information on some aviation service providers can be found at: http://www.azfreight.com/

Passenger and Cargo Performance Indicator

The airport serves a little of cargo together with the main part of dealing with passengers.

Performance for 2016

 

Per Year

Per Month

Per Day

Total Aircraft Movements

13,355

1,113

37

Total Passengers

400,457

33,371

1,112

Total Capacity of the Airport (MT)

2,170

181

6

Current Activity of the Airport (MT)

     

Current use by Humanitarian Flights (UNHAS)

Number of Flights

n/a

n/a

Runways

The Mwanza airport runway is reliable in all-weather as per the ICAO standards. 

Runway #1

Runway Dimensions

Length (3300m) X Width (45m)

Orientation

12/30

Surface

All weather asphalt – ICAO Standards

 Helicopter Pad(s)

Helipad #1

Present

 No

Largest Helicopter that can Land

-

Width and Length (m)

-

Surface

-

Airport Infrastructure Details

The Mwanza airport infrastructure is good and reliable for all-weather, making it an important node to the Lake zone on air transportation. The airport has mobile refilling vehicles. 

Customs

Yes

JET A-1 fuel

Yes

Immigration

Yes

AVGAS 100

Yes

Terminal Building

Yes

Single Point Refuelling

Yes

Passenger Terminal

Yes

Air Starter Units

Yes

Cargo terminal

No

Ground Power (mobile)

 

Pax Transport to Airfield

Yes

Ground Handling Services

Yes

Control Tower

Yes

Latrine Servicing

Yes

Weather Facilities

Yes

Fire Fighting Category (ICAO)

Yes

Catering Services

Yes

De-icing Equipment

No

Base Operating Room

Yes

Parking Ramp Lighting

Yes

Airport Radar

No

Approach & Runway Lights

Yes

NDB

Yes

VOR

Yes

ILS

No

   

Airport Operating Details

Operating Details

Maximum Sized Aircraft that can be Offloaded on Bulk Cargo

n/a

Maximum Sized Aircraft that can be Offloaded on Pallet

 

Total Aircraft Parking Area (m²)

45,000 sqm

Storage Area (m3 and MT)

 

Handling Equipment

Elevators / Hi Loaders

No

Max Capacity (MT)

 

Max Height

(m)

 

Loading Ramps

No

Other Comments

 

Customs Guidance

The customs office is working on the same schedule than the Mwanza airport, i.e. from 06:00 to 18:00. Since the volume of activities at the airport is not high, the customs clearance processes and procedure relatively takes short time.

For more information on customs in Tanzania, please see the following link: 1.3 Tanzania Customs Information

Storage Facilities

The airport activities are currently mainly focusing on passengers and small cargo. No large cargo is transiting by Mwanza Airport.

Airfield Costs

Fuel Services Charges 

Fuel refilling is done by third party fuel companies on agreements with airline operators. 

 

Price per Litre USD - $

Jet A-1

Yes

Avgas

 

Security

Security equipment for screening of cargo ie X-Ray Machine. Also, they have CCTV cameras and X Ray machine for hand/cabin baggage and check in baggage.

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