Airports / Tanzania / MWZ
Mwanza International Airport
HTMW / MWZMwanza, TanzaniaELEV 3,763 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
139 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE).
Overview
Located in Mwanza, Tanzania, Mwanza International Airport (HTMW / MWZ) operates as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 3,763 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Auric Air Services bases aircraft at MWZ. Useful alternates include Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (MRE, 139 nm), Entebbe International Airport (EBB, 152 nm), and Kigali International Airport (KGL, 170 nm).
Quotes for flights out of MWZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from MWZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
HTMW
IATA
MWZ
FAA / Local
HTMW
Elevation
3,763 ft
Coordinates
2.4466° S · 32.9360° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Tanzania fields
state range 54–4,678 ft
At 3,763 ft, MWZ sits higher than 58% of the 12 Tanzania fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 139nmMREMara Serena Lodge AirstripSerena
- 152nmEBBEntebbe International AirportEntebbe
- 170nmKGLKigali International AirportKigali
- 178nmKISKisumu International AirportKisumu
- 182nmLKYLake Manyara AirportLake Manyara National Park
- 191nmGIDGitega AirportGitega
Location
Open the full mapHTMW · Mwanza International Airport · Mwanza, Tanzania