Bukoba Airport Explained
| Bukoba Airport |
| Iata: | BKZ |
| Icao: | HTBU |
| Wmo: | 63729 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Operator: | Tanzania Airports Authority |
| Location: | Sokoine Road, Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania |
| Elevation-F: | 3766 |
| Coordinates: | -1.3306°N 31.8194°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Tanzania |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bukoba airport. |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label: | BKZ |
| Metric-Rwy: | yes |
| R1-Number: | 13/31 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1385 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt[1] |
| Stat-Year: | 2013 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 25,943 |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat2-Data: | 1,946 |
| Stat3-Header: | Cargo (kg) |
| Stat3-Data: | 6,851 |
| Footnotes: | Source: TAA[2] TCAA[3] Google Maps[4] GCM |
Bukoba Airport is a domestic airport located in the city of Bukoba, the capital of the Kagera Region in northwest Tanzania. It is adjacent to Lake Victoria.
The Bukoba non-directional beacon (Ident: BK) is located on the field.[5] [6]
A new asphalt runway and other improvements were completed between April 2011 and April 2014.[7]
Accidents and incidents
- On 6 November 2022, Precision Air Flight 494 from Dar es Salaam with 43 people on board crashed into Lake Victoria while attempting to land at the airport during bad weather and low visibility. The crash resulted in 19 fatalities, including both pilots who drowned before rescue workers could reach them.[8]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: Mulisa . Meddy . 4 January 2014 . Bukoba residents to be compensated . . 4 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204432/http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/26611-bukoba-residents-to-be-compensated . 4 January 2014 .
- Web site: Consolidated Traffic Statistics . . . 21 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041407/http://www.taa.go.tz/index.php/download/statisticts/5-consolidate-traffic-statistics/file . 24 September 2014 .
- Web site: List of Aerodromes in Tanzania . . 5 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017224352/http://tcaa.go.tz/files/All%20aerodromes.pdf . 17 October 2013 . dead .
- https://www.google.com/maps/@-1.3310631,31.8194142,2193m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Bukoba
- Web site: Bukoba NDB (BK) @ OurAirports. ourairports.com. 2018-08-28.
- Web site: SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts. skyvector.com. 2018-08-28.
- Web site: Upgrading and rehabilitation of Bukoba Airport . Tanzania Airports Authority . 10 November 2022.
- News: Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria . Athuman . Mtulya . Alfred . Lasteck . 6 November 2022. . 6 November 2022.
