Mtwara Airport | |||
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IATA: MYW – ICAO: HTMT | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Operator | Tanzania Airports Authority | ||
Location | Mtwara | ||
Elevation AMSL | 371 ft / 117 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
01/19 | 7,410 | 2,237 | Asphalt |
08/26 | 3,815 | 1,150 | Grass |
Mtwara Airport is an airport in Mtwara, Tanzania (IATA: MYW, ICAO: HTMT).
On 27 August 1975, Douglas C-47B 5Y-AAF of East African Airways was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident. The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight. All 19 people on board survived.[1]