Maputo Airport — Maputo, Mozambique

As the principal air gateway to Mozambique, Maputo International Airport, known by the code MPM, sits just a few kilometers from the heart of the capital it serves, making it one of the more centrally located major airports in southern Africa. It functions as the main base for LAM Mozambique Airlines and links the country to regional centers such as Johannesburg, reflecting Maputo's close economic ties across the border, along with a smaller set of routes to Europe and the Middle East. A new passenger terminal, built with financing and construction support from China, opened in the early 2010s and substantially expanded capacity beyond the original Portuguese colonial-era buildings. Maputo itself, a port city on Delagoa Bay with a distinct mix of Portuguese and African architectural heritage, relies on the airport for tourism connections to its beaches and for the cargo traffic tied to the country's mining and agricultural exports.