# Songwe Airport (MBI)

> Mbeya, TZ · IATA: MBI · ICAO: HTGW · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MBI` |
| ICAO | `HTGW` |
| City | Mbeya |
| Country | TZ |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1345 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -8.91994, 33.27398 |

## Description

The Southern Highlands around Mbeya—coffee, tea and a fast-growing avocado belt—form the hinterland of Songwe Airport (MBI), some 20 km southwest of the city. Air Tanzania and Precision Air run scheduled flights to Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, with charters added in peak agricultural and tourist seasons. Air cargo stays limited and seasonal: avocados and French beans fly only when orders are urgent, while the absence of cold-storage means most produce goes overland to Dar es Salaam for sea freight. That makes Julius Nyerere International (DAR) the practical channel for planned horticultural exports. The 3,300-metre runway and the airport's position by the Tanzania–Zambia highway and TAZARA railway give it real potential as a relief point for time-sensitive shipments into Zambia, Malawi and eastern DRC.

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