Mafia Airport

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)
IATA: MFA ICAO: HTMA WMO: 63895
Summary
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
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]

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