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]