Mwanza International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Mwanza, Mwanza Region (Tanzania)

IATA: MWZ ICAO: HTMW

Longest Active Runway

10,212 ft

3,113 meters

Field Elevation

3,763 ft

1,147 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-2.4466°, 32.9360°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#508 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#823 of 7558

Top 10.9% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Tanzania)

#2 of 4 in TZ

#3 of 21 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+2.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MWZ in numbers: 10,212 ft longest runway · #508 of 650 published · #823 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.9%) · #2 in Tanzania.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

MWZ lies at 1,147 m (3,763 ft), #71 of 650 published airports by elevation and 89 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,206 ft above the Tanzania median (1,557 ft, 4 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of MWZ. Nearest published airport: Entebbe International Airport (EBB), 152 NM, 12,000 ft (1,788 ft longer than MWZ); 6 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,212 ft (3,113 m)

MWZ runway: 12/30 10,212 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 4 in Tanzania; JRO leads by 1,599 ft (11,811 ft). +2.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	10,212 ft (3113 m / 3.113 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →