# Mwanza Airport (MWZ)

> Mwanza, TZ · IATA: MWZ · ICAO: HTMW · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MWZ` |
| ICAO | `HTMW` |
| City | Mwanza |
| Country | TZ |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1147 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -2.44449, 32.93270 |

## Description

Twice a week, roughly 50 tonnes of chilled Nile perch leave Mwanza Airport (MWZ) on charter flights bound for Europe. Set on the shores of Lake Victoria in Tanzania's second-largest city, the airport pairs a 3,300-metre asphalt runway—long enough for wide-body freighters and mainline jets—with around twelve temperature-controlled chambers totalling some 1,500 cubic metres. Fish trucked in from the nearby South port move straight into cold storage, where customs and veterinary clearance happen on site. The Nile perch fishery is the Lake Zone's leading export earner, serving buyers across the EU and the Middle East. A large share of the catch still travels by road to Nairobi or Entebbe for onward loading, but direct charters are growing. Processors run a just-in-time model tuned to strict EU freshness rules. For general cargo outside the cold chain, Dar es Salaam remains the larger option.

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