The nearest airport is PMA - Pemba, located 9.8 km south east of Mbaleni.
Other airports nearby include TGT - Tanga (74.7 km west), ZNZ - Zanzibar (124.6 km south west), MBA - Mombasa Moi Intl (131.6 km north), DAR - Dar Es Salaam Mwalimu Julius K Nyerere Intl (192.9 km south),