# Shinyanga Airport (SHY / HTSY)

**Shinyanga Airport** (IATA: SHY, ICAO: HTSY) is a small airport in Shinyanga, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania. It has one runway, 2,068 m (6,785 ft) long, gravel. It is operated by Tanzania Airports Authority. In 2016 it handled 40 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/htsy

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SHY / HTSY
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Tanzania Airports Authority
- Serves: Shinyanga, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania
- Elevation: 1,158 m / 3,800 ft
- Coordinates: -3.6093, 33.5035
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,068 m / 6,785 ft
- Passengers: 40 (2016)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinyanga_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3360229
- Weather station: HTSY
- Ident: HTSY

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,068 m / 6,785 ft |  | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 40 (2016) | =3,739 of 3,974 | #220 in Africa | #32 in TZ |
| Longest runway | 2,068 m / 6,785 ft | #3,696 of 29,858 | #423 in Africa | #8 in TZ |
| Elevation | 1,158 m / 3,800 ft | =3,850 of 43,403 | =869 in Africa | =82 in TZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =5 in TZ |

## Nearby airports

- [MWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/htmd.md) Mwadui Airport · 16 km / 9.8 mi
- [TZ-0008](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tz-0008.md) Maswa Airstrip · 57 km / 35 mi
- [TZ-0061](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tz-0061.md) Golden Pride Mines Airport · 65 km / 40 mi
- [TZ-0133](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tz-0133.md) Nkinga Airport · 91 km / 57 mi
- [KBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbh.md) Kahama Airstrip · 94 km / 59 mi
- [TZ-0032](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tz-0032.md) Buturi Airport · 113 km / 70 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/htsy/data