Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Explained

Abeid Amani Karume
International Airport
Iata:ZNZ
Icao:HTZA
Wmo:63870
Type:Public
Owner:Government of Zanzibar
Operator:Zanzibar Airports Authority
City-Served:Zanzibar City
Location:Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Hub:ZanAir
Elevation-F:54
Coordinates:-6.2222°N 39.225°W
Pushpin Map:Tanzania#Africa
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:ZNZ
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-M:3007
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2014
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data: 934,337
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data: 50,672
Stat3-Header:Metric kg of cargo
Stat3-Data: 1,735
Footnotes:Source: TAA[1] GCM

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (Swahili: Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Abeid Amani Karume,) is the main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is approximately south of Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, and has flights to East Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. It was previously known as Kisauni Airport and Zanzibar International Airport. It was renamed in 2010 in honour of Abeid Amani Karume, the island's first president.

Terminals

Terminal 1 is an inactive terminal that was used during the British protectorate of Zanzibar. This is a small building found on the northern side of terminal 2 and currently used as the airport office.

Terminal 2 is active for all landing aircraft. A new shelter on the entrance of the airport has been put in place.

Construction of the third terminal started in January 2011 by the Chinese Beijing Construction Engineering Group. A new apron of 100000m2 will replace the existing 21000m2. The project is estimated to cost about US$70.4 million. On completion, it will have the capacity to serve up to 1.5 million passengers per year.[2] The new terminal was expected to be operational in 2014, but construction work was delayed due to financial and technical reasons. The new terminal was inaugurated in September 2020 and started operation in early 2021. Terminal 3 serves international flights while Terminal 2 serves both domestic and some international flights.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Zanzibar Airport:

Cargo

Statistics

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2014 . Tanzania Airport Authority . Tanzania Airport Authority . 14 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305153917/http://www.taa.go.tz/index.php/download/statisticts/9-taa-annual-statistics-report-2014/file . 5 March 2016 .
  2. Web site: Zanzibar forms Airports Authority, modernizes aviation infrastructure . Business Times (Tanzania) . 17 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 22 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301125047/http://www.zanzibar-airport.com/public/php/about_profile.php . 1 March 2014 . dead .