Airport Overview

Mwanza International Airport (MZW/ HTMW) is a major regional airport in northern Tanzania operated and managed by Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA). Mwanza airport is the third busiest Airport in Tanzania serving the city of Mwanza. It is located near the southern shores of Lake Victoria approximately 10 kilometres from the city of Mwanza at an altitude of 1147m above sea level. Mwanza airport is the hub of air transport in the Great Lakes Region whereby it serves the Great Lakes countries of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as well as Domestic flights.

Mwanza Airport has a single all-weather asphalt runway of 3712 x 45 m which was extended in by 500m in 2019 to runway 30. The airport shares the runway with a Tanzanian Airforce base located at the southern end of the airport with direct access to runway 30. Mwanza Airport has six taxiways namely Taxiway A, B, C, D, E, F. All Taxiways are in good condition however, Taxiway F is reserved for military aircrafts. Mwanza Airport’s fire category is ICAO category Seven (CAT 7).

Since 2014 TAA has invested in renovation of the control tower, expansion of the runway from 2,000m to 3,700m with additional improvements to the parking areas for passenger and cargo aircraft. The main Apron has the capability to accommodate five medium-body aircrafts and one wide-body aircraft and other small aircrafts.

AIRCO Holdings Limited provide Ramp services, Ground handling and cargo handling at Mwanza airport. The new cargo terminal at Mwanza airport has 3000m3 for dry cargo and 12 cold rooms with a total capacity of 1500 Meter cubic, the freezes have a lowest temperature setting of -50 degree of Celsius.

Waste management at Mwanza Airport, the airport general and hazardous TAA constructed an incinerator on site. All waste removed from the cabin of aircraft is treated as hazardous. Hazardous waste disposed is conducted onsite under the supervision of the TAA Environmental officer.

Runway(s)

Airport Infrastructure Details

Fuel Services Charges

Mwanza Airport fuel services, Oil Com and PUMA Energy are provided by two fuel providers from separate fuel farms. Oil Com provide serviced are limited to Jet A1 with an onsite capacity of 260,000 litres in four tanks and one fuel truck with a capacity 20,000 litres. PUMA Energy support both Jet A1 and Avgas with a total capacity of 64000 litres of Avgas and 54000 litres of JET A1 and Two fuel trucks one with 10,000 litres and the other with 20,000 litres.

Royalties / Non Objection Fees (NOFs)

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