Mbeya Airport

Summary

Mbeya Airport (IATA: MBI, ICAO: HTMB) is an airport located in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. The airport is small and serves the city of Mbeya. It is within the southern section of the city.

Mbeya Airport

Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mbeya (Swahili)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Tanzania
OperatorTanzania Airports Authority
LocationMbeya Region, Tanzania
Elevation AMSL5,600 ft / 1,707 m
Coordinates8°55′10″S 33°27′50″E / 8.91944°S 33.46389°E / -8.91944; 33.46389
Websitewww.taa.go.tz
Map
MBI is located in Tanzania
MBI
MBI
Location of airport in Tanzania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,569 5,148 Dirt
Sources: TCAA[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

The Mbeya non-directional beacon (Ident: MB) is located on the field.[4][5]

A new, larger airport at Songwe, 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the city, was opened in December 2012 and also serves Mbeya and Songwe Region.

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Tropical Air Zanzibar

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ Google Maps - Mbeya
  3. ^ Airport information for MBI at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ "Mbeya NDB (MB) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  5. ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

External links edit

  • Tanzania Airports Authority
  • (MBI) Mbeya Airport overview on FlightStats.org
  • OpenStreetMap - Mbeya
  • OurAirports - Mbeya
  • Accident history for MBI at Aviation Safety Network