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]
Mafia Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mafia (Swahili) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Tanzania | ||||||||||
| Operator | Tanzania Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kilindoni | ||||||||||
| Location | Mafia Island, Mafia District, Pwani Region, Tanzania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 79 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 7°54′50″S 39°40′00″E / 7.91389°S 39.66667°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  MFA Location of airport in Tanzania | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mafia Airport.
- Tanzania Airports Authority
- OurAirports - Mafia Island
- OpenStreetMap - Mafia Island
- Accident history for MFA at Aviation Safety Network
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