Mafia Airport

Mafia Airport (IATA: MFA, ICAO: HTMA) is an airport on Mafia Island in the Pwani Region of Tanzania. The island is in the Indian Ocean, 17 kilometres (11 mi) off the Tanzanian coast.

Mafia Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mafia  (Swahili)
IATA: MFA ICAO: HTMA WMO: 63895
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Tanzania
Operator	Tanzania Airports Authority
Serves	Kilindoni
Location	Mafia Island, Tanzania
Elevation AMSL	79 ft / 24 m
Coordinates	7°54′50″S 39°40′00″E
Website	www.taa.go.tz
Map
MFA Location of airport in Tanzania
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 1,630 5,348 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 21,522
Sources: TCAA[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

In 2013 the landing strip at Mafia Airport was rehabilitated using grant funds provided by the United States government through the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

The Mafia non-directional beacon (Ident: MF) is located on the field.[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
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

1. "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
2. Airport information for MFA at Great Circle Mapper.
3. Google Maps - Mafia
4. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
5. "Mafia NDB (MF) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
6. "Flight Schedule" (PDF). Coastal Aviation. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

External links

• Tanzania Airports Authority
• OurAirports - Mafia Island
• OpenStreetMap - Mafia Island
• Accident history for MFA at Aviation Safety Network