Mwanza Airport

"MWZ" redirects here. For other uses, see MWZ (disambiguation).
Mwanza International Airport

Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mwanza (Swahili)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Tanzania
OperatorTanzania Airports Authority
LocationIlemela District, Mwanza, Mwanza Region, Tanzania
Hub forAuric Air
Focus city forPrecision Air
Elevation AMSL3,763 ft / 1,147 m
Coordinates2°26′40″S 32°56′00″E / 2.44444°S 32.93333°E / -2.44444; 32.93333
Websitewww.taa.go.tz
Map
MWZ is located in Tanzania
MWZ
MWZ
Location of Mwanza Airport.
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,010 9,875 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
PassengersIncrease 444,215
Aircraft movementsDecrease 13,404
Cargo (kg)Decrease 1,825,972
Source: TAA[1]

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 southern shores of Lake Victoria approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the city. It serves as the main hub for Auric Air and a secondary hub for Precision Air.

Expansion

A passenger lounge is under construction[when?] and will have a capacity of 1 million passengers annually. It was envisaged to be operational by September 2014.[2] 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.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Tanzania Bukoba, Dar es Salaam,[4] Kilimanjaro
Auric Air Bukoba, Kigali, Kigoma, Mpanda, Musoma, Rubondo
Coastal Aviation Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Kigali, Manyara, Selous, Serengeti, Tarangire, Zanzibar
Precision Air Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta[5]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Astral Aviation Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
RwandAir Brussels

Air Force Base

MiG-21 parked at Mwanza AFB

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, the 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. An engine also sustained damage.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tanzania airport traffic statistics until 2015". taa.go.tz. Tanzania Airport Authority. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Chinese contractor to expand Mwanza airport". Dailynews, Tanzania. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. ^ East African Business Week, Work on Mwanza airport resumes after lull, Sunday, November 23, 2014 http://www.busiweek.com/index1.php?Ctp=2&pI=2286&pLv=3&srI=58&spI=24&cI=19
  4. ^ "Local Destinations". Air Tanzania. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Destinations". Precision Air. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Air Tanzania B732 at Mwanza on Mar 1st 2010, veered off runway, nose gear collapsed". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2010.