Mafia Airport
Airport in Pwani Region, Tanzania
MFA
Location of airport in Tanzania
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
15/33 | 1,630 | 5,348 | Asphalt |
Passengers | 21,522 |
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Sources: TCAA[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]
Mafia Airport (Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mafia, in Swahili) (IATA: MFA, ICAO: HTMA) is an airport on Mafia Island in the Mafia District of Pwani Region in Tanzania. The island is located in the Sea of Zanj in the Indian Ocean, 17 kilometres (11 mi) across the Mafia Channel on the Tanzanian mainland 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.[citation needed] The Mafia non-directional beacon (Ident: MF) is located on the field.[4][5]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Auric Air | Dar es Salaam |
Coastal Aviation | Dar es Salaam, Pemba, Selous, Tanga, Zanzibar[6] |
Tropical Air | Dar es Salaam |
See also
- Tanzania portal
- Aviation portal
- List of airports in Tanzania
- Transport in Tanzania
References
- ^ "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ Airport information for MFA at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Mafia
- ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "Mafia NDB (MF) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "Flight Schedule" (PDF). Coastal Aviation. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mafia Airport.
- Tanzania Airports Authority
- OurAirports - Mafia Island
- Accident history for MFA at Aviation Safety Network
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Capital: Kilindoni
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- Kirongwe
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- Ndagoni
- Juani Island
- Chole Island
- Jibondo Island (Kibondo)
- Bwejuu Island
- Shungumbili Island (Thanda)
- Barakuni Island (Mbarakuni)
- Miewi Island
- Niororo Island (Nyororo)
- Mafia Island Marine Park
- Mafia Islands Marine Reserves
- Kua Ruins, Juani Island
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- Chole Island Ruins
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