MBIHTGW

Songwe Airport

Mbeya, Tanzania

Africa

1direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

3,330 mLongest runway

Mbeya Airport (IATA: MBI, ICAO: HTMB) is an airport located in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. The airport is small and serves the city of Mbeya. It is within the southern section of the city. The Mbeya non-directional beacon (Ident: MB) is located on the field. A new, larger airport at Songwe, 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the city, was opened in December 2012 and also serves Mbeya and Songwe Region.

Location

8.920°S, 33.274°E · 1.345 m s. n. m. (4.412 ft)

General data

CountryTanzania

CityMbeya

IATA codeMBI

ICAO codeHTGW

Coordinates8.920°S, 33.274°E

Elevation1.345 m s. n. m. (4.412 ft)

Runways1

Longest runway3,330 m

OperatorTanzania Airports Authority

Direct destinations1

Runways · 1

09/27

Length3,330 m10,925 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Precision Air

Route network according to OpenFlights (open route database). It may not reflect recent schedule changes.

Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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This page was last updated on September 27, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, September 27). Songwe Airport (MBI). Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBI

MLA

“Songwe Airport (MBI).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 27 Sept. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBI. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Songwe Airport (MBI).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified September 27, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBI.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Songwe Airport (MBI). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBI (Accessed: 19 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_mbi,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Songwe Airport (MBI)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-09-27},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBI},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MBI}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Wikipedia

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