Mpanda Airport

Mpanda Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mpanda  (Swahili)
IATA: none – ICAO: HTMP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Tanzania
Operator	Tanzania Airports Authority
Location	Mpanda, Tanzania
Elevation AMSL	3,565 ft / 1,087 m
Coordinates	6°21′19.18″S 31°4′57.08″E / 6.3553278°S 31.0825222°ECoordinates: 6°21′19.18″S 31°4′57.08″E / 6.3553278°S 31.0825222°E
Map
HTMP Location of airport in Tanzania
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 1,820 5,971 Asphalt

Mpanda Airport (ICAO: HTMP) is an airport in western Tanzania serving the town of Mpanda and the surrounding Katavi Region. It is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the town. The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR helped the Government of Tanzania to finance the upgrade of the airstrip into an airport as a gesture of its appreciation for hosting Burundian refugees for more than 30 years.^[1][2]

The airport was officially opened by the Tanzanian Vice President Mohamed Gharib Bilal on 24 November 2012.^[3] The airport will help improve access to the Katavi National Park.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Auric Air	Kigoma, Mwanza

References

1. "Mpanda Airport ready by mid next year". Daily News (Tanzania). 22 December 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
2. "Pinda inaugurates Mpanda airport". Daily News (Tanzania). 22 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
3. "Vice President opens Mpanda Airport". Daily News (Tanzania). 25 November 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.