Airport · Tanzania
Songwe Airport
A medium airport with scheduled flights, serving Mbeya.
- Codes
- MBI · HTGW
- Serves
- Mbeya
- 20 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Elevation
- 1,345 m
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 3,330 m
- From DXB
- 4,490 km
- 6 hrs · Estimate
Facts
MBI at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA MBIICAO HTGW
- Size
- Medium
- Serves
- Mbeya
- To the city centre
- 20 km in a straight line
- Elevation
- 1,345 m (4,412 ft)
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 3,330 m
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Links
- Wikipedia
- When to go
- Mbeya, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
MBI from the UAE
From DXBMBI
4,490 km
6 hrs · Estimate
From AUHMBI
4,370 km
5 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Tanzania, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Country
- Tanzania
- Currency
- Tanzanian Shilling TZSToday's indicative rate: TZS 1,000 ≈ USD 0.38Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112police114fire115ambulanceAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +255 · On the left
Flights
Flights to or from MBI
Tell us the dates and who is flying, and a person comes back with the options. This page shows no fares or schedules.