AirportsMtwara Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mtwara, in Mtwara Region, Tanzania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MYW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MYW
- ICAO code
- HTMT
- City
- Mtwara
- State or region
- Mtwara Region
- Country
- Tanzania
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 10.3362° S, 40.1820° E
- Elevation
- 113 m (371 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,259 m (7,410 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MYW means Mtwara Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HTMT. 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 10.3362° S, 40.1820° E. It stands 113 metres (371 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
Mtwara Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,259 metres (7,410 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Tanzania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,259 m 7,410 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 08/26 | 1,163 m 3,815 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mafia AirportKilindoni | MFA | 275 km |
| Pemba AirportPemba, Mozambique | POL | 298 km |
| Prince Said Ibrahim International AirportMoroni, Comoros | HAH | 363 km |
| Julius Nyerere International AirportDar es Salaam | DAR | 400 km |
| Nacala International AirportNacala, Mozambique | MNC | 465 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,867 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,852 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,286 km | 5 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,901 km | 10 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,769 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,603 km | 20 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,177 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,538 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,240 km | 14 h 05 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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