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Songwe Airport

Mbeya, Tanzania

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HTGW

Elevation

4412 ft

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The Essence of Songwe Airport

MBI

Location

Mbeya · 14 · Tanzania

Connectivity

1 routes · 1 destinations

Position

-8.920°, 33.274° · 4412 ft elev.

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Gateway to Tanzania's Southern Highlands and Lake Malawi region.

Location

Mbeya, Tanzania

Songwe Airport, designated by IATA code MBI and ICAO code HTGW, serves Mbeya, the largest city in Tanzania's Southern Highlands. The airport is located near the Songwe River valley, approximately 25 kilometers from Mbeya city center, and acts as a key regional hub for southwestern Tanzania. The airport handles scheduled domestic flights connecting Mbeya to Dar es Salaam and other Tanzanian cities, supporting both business travelers and the agricultural and mining communities of the region. It has undergone upgrades to improve capacity and infrastructure in recent years. Songwe Airport's strategic position near the borders of Zambia and Malawi gives it potential as a cross-border gateway, though international scheduled services remain limited. The facility is managed under the Tanzania Airports Authority.

Terminals

The airport operates a single terminal building handling both domestic arrivals and departures.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and Mbeya city center is primarily provided by taxis and minibuses, with no formal rail or bus rapid transit link.

Airlines here

Precision Air and Air Tanzania are among the primary carriers providing scheduled domestic services through Songwe Airport.

Notable facts

›Songwe Airport is the main commercial airport serving southwestern Tanzania.
›It is located approximately 25 km from Mbeya city center near the Songwe River.
›The airport is managed by the Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA).
›Its location near the Zambian and Malawian borders gives it regional strategic importance.
›The airport has seen infrastructure investment as part of Tanzania's broader aviation development plans.

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Precision Air

Routes

MBI → DARPW · AT7

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 721 routes

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Songwe Airport, usually referred to in flight schedules as Mbeya, is an airport located in the southern highland region of Mbeya Region, Tanzania, serving the city of Mbeya. it is the largest Airport in southwest Tanzania. Also, due to its proximity to the regional border, it serves the Songwe Region as well. It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the city, off the A104 trunk road, and is able to accommodate commercial jet traffic, whereas the unpaved Mbeya Airport is not.

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