Sumbawanga Airport Explained

Sumbawanga Airport
Iata:SUT
Icao:HTSU
Wmo:63881
Type:Public
Owner:Government of Tanzania
Operator:Tanzania Airports Authority
Location:Sumbawanga, Tanzania
Elevation-F:5920
Coordinates:-7.9489°N 31.6103°W
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Tanzania
Pushpin Label:SUT
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:07/25
R1-Length-M:1428
R1-Surface:GRE
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:806
Stat-Year:2009
Footnotes:Sources: GCM Google Maps[1]

Sumbawanga Airport is an airport in western Tanzania serving the town of Sumbawanga in Rukwa Region.[2] The government has sought funds from the European Investment Bank for the upgrade of the airport.[3]

Stella Manyanga, the Rukwa Regional Commissioner has instead urged the government to construct a new airport at Kisumba village as the present facility does not have enough land for future expansion.[4] In April 2013, the Tanzania Airports Authority allocated funds for the evaluation of the area for the proposed future airport.[5]

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  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@-7.948917,31.6109122,2124m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Sumbawanga
  2. Web site: Feasibility Study and Detailed Design for The Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Sumbawanga Airport . March 2009 . Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Tanzania . 23 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Rukwa airports upgrading to cost 80bn/- . 26 December 2011 . . 18 April 2013 .
  4. Web site: Rukwa RC looks for new airport . 27 February 2012 . . 18 April 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130706162532/http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/2318-rukwa-rc-rooks-for-new-airport . 6 July 2013 .
  5. Web site: TAA allocates 50m for new airport site evaluation . 5 April 2013 . . 18 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130409033514/http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/16153-taa-allocates-50m-for-new-airport-site-evaluation . 9 April 2013 .