Mtwara_Airport
Mtwara Airport
Airport in Mtwara, Tanzania
Mtwara Airport (IATA: MYW, ICAO: HTMT) is an airport in southern Tanzania serving the town of Mtwara.[2]
Mtwara Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mtwara (Swahili) | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Tanzania | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Tanzania Airports Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Mtwara, Tanzania | ||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | Mtwara | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 371 ft / 113 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°20′10″S 40°10′55″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: TCAA[1] | |||||||||||||||
The airport is located in Mtwara Region, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), by road, south of the town of Mtwara.[3] This is approximately 568 kilometres (353 mi), by road and 400 kilometres (249 mi), by air, south of Julius Nyerere International Airport, the largest airport in Tanzania.[4] The coordinates of Mtwara Airport are 10°20'10.0"S, 40°10'55.0"E (Latitude:-10.336111; Longitude:40.181944).[5]
The Mtwara non-directional beacon (Ident: MT) is located on the field.[6][7] The airport lies at an average elevation of 371 feet (113 m) above sea level.[8] The airport has two runways, the longest of which is asphalt surfaced and measures 7,410 feet (2,259 m) long and 98 feet (30 m) wide.[8]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Tanzania | Dar es Salaam[9] |
| Precision Air | Dar es Salaam |
- 27 August 1975: Douglas C-47B 5Y-AAF of East African Airways was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident. The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight. All 19 people on board survived.[10]
- TAA (2015). "Tanzania airport traffic statistics until 2015". Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA). Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- Centre for Aviation (20 September 2016). "Mtwara Airport, Tanzania: Profile". Centreforaviation.com (Centre for Aviation). Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- Globefeed.com (20 September 2016). "Distance between Mtwara Post Office, Mtwara, Mtwara Region, Tanzania and Mtwara Airport, Mtwara, Mtwara Region, Tanzania". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- Globefeed.com (20 September 2016). "Distance between Julius Nyerere International Airport, Julius K. Nyerere Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Mtwara Airport, Mtwara, Mtwara Region, Tanzania". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- Google (20 September 2016). "Location of Mtwara Airport, Mtwara Region, Tanzania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Mtwara NDB (MT) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- Great Circle Mapper (20 September 2016). "Detailed Information About Mtwara Airport". Gcmap.com (Great Circle Mapper). Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "5Y-AAF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 August 2010.