| Masasi Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Masasi (Swahili) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Tanzania | ||||||||||
| Operator | Tanzania Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Masasi, Tanzania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,700 ft / 518 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°44′20″S38°46′20″E / 10.73889°S 38.77222°E Coordinates: 10°44′20″S38°46′20″E / 10.73889°S 38.77222°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Masasi Airport( IATA : XMI, ICAO : HTMI) is an airport serving the town of Masasi in the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Masasi town.
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
Mtwara Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Mtwara. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,270,854, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,374,767. For 2002-2012, the region's 1.2 percent average annual population growth rate was the 26th highest in the country. It was also the fourteenth most densely populated region with 76 people per square kilometer.
