Mafia Airport

Mafia Airport
Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mafia  (Swahili)
IATA: MFA – ICAO: HTMA
– WMO: 63895
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Tanzania
Operator Tanzania Airports Authority
Serves Kilindoni
Location Mafia Island, Tanzania
Elevation AMSL 79 ft / 24 m
Coordinates 7°54′50″S 39°40′00″E / 7.91389°S 39.66667°E / -7.91389; 39.66667Coordinates: 7°54′50″S 39°40′00″E / 7.91389°S 39.66667°E / -7.91389; 39.66667
Map
MFA

Location of airport in Tanzania

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 1,630 5,348 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 21,522
Sources: TCAA[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Mafia Airport (IATA: MFA, ICAO: HTMA) is an airport on Mafia Island in the Pwani Region of Tanzania. The island is in the Indian Ocean, 17 kilometres (11 mi) off the Tanzanian coast.

In 2013 the landing strip at Mafia Airport was rehabilitated using grant funds provided by the United States government through the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

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

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Coastal AviationDar es Salaam, Pemba, Selous, Tanga, Zanzibar[6]
Tropical AirDar es Salaam

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Airport information for MFA at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ Google Maps - Mafia
  4. ↑ SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
  5. ↑ Mafia NDB
  6. ↑ "Flight Schedule" (PDF). Coastal Aviation. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
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