Mbeya Airport

Not to be confused with Songwe Airport.
Mbeya Airport
Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mbeya  (Swahili)
IATA: MBIICAO: HTMB
WMO: 63932
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Tanzania
Operator Tanzania Airports Authority
Location Mbeya, Tanzania
Elevation AMSL 5,600 ft / 1,707 m
Coordinates 8°55′10″S 33°27′50″E / 8.91944°S 33.46389°E / -8.91944; 33.46389Coordinates: 8°55′10″S 33°27′50″E / 8.91944°S 33.46389°E / -8.91944; 33.46389
Map
MBI

Location of airport in Tanzania

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,569 5,148 GRE
Sources: TCAA[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

Mbeya Airport (IATA: MBI, ICAO: HTMB) is an airport in southern Tanzania serving the city of Mbeya. It is within the southern section of the city.

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.

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