It's not exciting, but it's not meant to be. Has about 2-3 departures per day for Dar and Comoros. Never really had any issues there - tiny, straightforward, does what it says on the tin. I think there was a small stand where you could buy water/crisps/cashew nuts after security, and some loos. As it's small you more or less see your plane land, the previous lot of passengers get off and their luggage, then watch your suitcase be put into the cargo hold and are shortly called to board. If you fly into this airport you'll be through baggage reclaim and outside in no time. Nice chilled out vibes. No bother no fuss.
The good news is that you can get your tourist visa on arrival for USD 50 (cash; Americans have to pay USD 100). KLM handed out the application form on the inbound flight from Amsterdam.
The bad news is that it takes a long, long time—maybe 45 minutes. You line up to have you application reviewed, then line up to pay the cashier and hand over your passport, then wait (and wait, and wait) to have your name called, as they bring out small batches of passports every 5–10 minutes with the visa added. Then you line up for customs and immigration, and finally put your bags througj another x-ray machine before leaving the terminal.
I lost count of the number of times I had to fill in forms and/or line up to have my passport and bags checked on departure, but on the bright side, none of the lines was long.
Waiting for plane from Presision Air to Dar s Salam we heard informal that a plane to the airport was crashed. We heard Nothing from airport people, no annoncements of delays or cancellings. Bad information. Many passengers were waiting and missed connections. Poor communications of the airport !!!
I agree, Bill. They do have a web site, but it doesn't appear to have live arrivals/departure info on it. The Wikipedia article (linked under the map) does list the airlines and destinations, though.
It would be quite useful if, like any normal International Airport, this one had a website showing the very usual information like destinations and air lines using it
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Small regional airport
🔗 Fri, 09 Dec 2022
— @seja2 at Mtwara Airport, Tanzania
It's not exciting, but it's not meant to be. Has about 2-3 departures per day for Dar and Comoros. Never really had any issues there - tiny, straightforward, does what it says on the tin. I think there was a small stand where you could buy water/crisps/cashew nuts after security, and some loos. As it's small you more or less see your plane land, the previous lot of passengers get off and their luggage, then watch your suitcase be put into the cargo hold and are shortly called to board. If you fly into this airport you'll be through baggage reclaim and outside in no time. Nice chilled out vibes. No bother no fuss.
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🔗 Wed, 25 Jul 2018
— Anonymous Flyer at Maswa Airstrip, Tanzania
This airstrip is not currently usable
(no subject)
🔗 Wed, 25 Jul 2018
— Anonymous Flyer at Limai Airport, Tanzania
This is actually an old airstrip called Limai. Lamai is a different strip further north, near the Kenyan border
departures flights coastal aviation
🔗 Tue, 03 Oct 2017
— Anonymous Flyer at Mafia Airport, Tanzania
coastal aviation departure to dar es salaam today
Visa on arrival is slow
🔗 Wed, 22 Mar 2017
— @david at Julius Nyerere International Airport, Tanzania
The good news is that you can get your tourist visa on arrival for USD 50 (cash; Americans have to pay USD 100). KLM handed out the application form on the inbound flight from Amsterdam.
The bad news is that it takes a long, long time—maybe 45 minutes. You line up to have you application reviewed, then line up to pay the cashier and hand over your passport, then wait (and wait, and wait) to have your name called, as they bring out small batches of passports every 5–10 minutes with the visa added. Then you line up for customs and immigration, and finally put your bags througj another x-ray machine before leaving the terminal.
Lots of checkpoints, but short lines
🔗 Wed, 22 Mar 2017
— @david at Julius Nyerere International Airport, Tanzania
I lost count of the number of times I had to fill in forms and/or line up to have my passport and bags checked on departure, but on the bright side, none of the lines was long.
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🔗 Thu, 16 Jun 2016
— @charlymorton at Manyoni North Airport, Tanzania
Duplicate of HTSY
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🔗 Wed, 17 Feb 2016
— @Airlobster at Mahale Airstrip, Tanzania
Fixed
Terminal
🔗 Fri, 21 Jun 2013
— Anonymous Flyer at Mwanza Airport, Tanzania
The design leaves a lot of room for improvement
Flight information
🔗 Mon, 07 Jan 2013
— Anonymous Flyer at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, Tanzania
Waiting for plane from Presision Air to Dar s Salam we heard informal that a plane to the airport was crashed. We heard Nothing from airport people, no annoncements of delays or cancellings. Bad information. Many passengers were waiting and missed connections. Poor communications of the airport !!!
Is Mbeya airport operational?
🔗 Mon, 08 Oct 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Mbeya Airport, Tanzania
Do you have flights from Mbeya to Dares saalam airport??
Flights to Dares salaam airport
🔗 Mon, 08 Oct 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Chunya Airport, Tanzania
Hello
Are there any flights to Dares salaam airport from Chunya Airport?
airfield layout? wind-direction plse?
🔗 Fri, 15 Jun 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Utete Airport, Tanzania
Hi
Please can you tell me the direction of prevailing wind and the actual lay-out of the Utete airfiled? Thank-you
Rgds Brian
Uwanja wa ndege Mpanda
🔗 Sat, 05 Nov 2011
— Anonymous Flyer at Mpanda Airport, Tanzania
Uwanja ni mzuri saana,
airport?
🔗 Sun, 12 Jun 2011
— Anonymous Flyer at Mahale Airstrip, Tanzania
Since when is there a airport? Kama lini kuna aurport uko malya?
sijaona ndege moja imefika malya.
matengenezo
🔗 Sun, 24 Oct 2010
— Anonymous Flyer at Mpanda Airport, Tanzania
uwanja ukikamilika utakuwa mzuri.mmejitahidi.
HTZA
🔗 Wed, 05 Aug 2009
— @jmblanco430 at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, Tanzania
RUNWAY 18---VFR---180º
HTKJ
🔗 Wed, 05 Aug 2009
— @jmblanco430 at Kilimanjaro International Airport, Tanzania
RUNWAY 09---110.90---088º
re: website
🔗 Wed, 12 Nov 2008
— @david at Julius Nyerere International Airport, Tanzania
I agree, Bill. They do have a web site, but it doesn't appear to have live arrivals/departure info on it. The Wikipedia article (linked under the map) does list the airlines and destinations, though.
website
🔗 Tue, 04 Sep 2007
— Anonymous Flyer at Julius Nyerere International Airport, Tanzania
It would be quite useful if, like any normal International Airport, this one had a website showing the very usual information like destinations and air lines using it
Bill Fahy (Ireland)
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