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Songwe Airport Project in Mbeya

Tanzania

Borrower Tanzania
Financing Type Public Sector
Instrument Project Loan
Focus Area Transportation
Approved 15.06.2005
Signed 08.09.2005
Status Completed
Loan Administrator BADEA
Executing Agency Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA)
Co-financiers BADEA, Government
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) 4.62
Total Project Cost (US$m) 17.10

The project will build a modern airport that is designed to handle larger capacity Boeing 737s and more strategically located on the outskirts of town. Works will include:

  • construction of a 3,300 m-long runway, taxiway and parking apron;
  • construction of new arrival and departure buildings and a control tower;
  • installation of drainage structures and water supply and sewerage systems;
  • installation of a new baggage-handling system; and
  • procurement of up-to-date meteorology and communications equipment.
On completion, the airport will likely serve as a hub for neighboring Malawi and Zambia. In addition, as Mbeya province is an important food-producing region, the airport will create a new means for transporting and marketing agricultural products.

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