AirportsMwanza International Airport is a large airport serving Mwanza, in Mwanza Region, Tanzania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MWZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MWZ
- ICAO code
- HTMW
- City
- Mwanza
- State or region
- Mwanza Region
- Country
- Tanzania
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 2.4466° S, 32.9360° E
- Elevation
- 1,147 m (3,763 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,113 m (10,212 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MWZ means Mwanza International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HTMW. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 2.4466° S, 32.9360° E. It stands 1,147 metres (3,763 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Dar es Salaam, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mwanza International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,113 metres (10,212 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 16 airports of Tanzania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,113 m 10,212 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Musoma AirportMusoma | MUZ | 142 km |
| Shinyanga AirportShinyanga | SHY | 144 km |
| Bukoba AirportBukoba | BKZ | 175 km |
| Seronera AirportSeronera | SEU | 210 km |
| Mara Serena Lodge AirstripSerena, Kenya | MRE | 258 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,835 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,977 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,915 km | 5 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,773 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,590 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,422 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,911 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,686 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,411 km | 15 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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