Abeid Amani Karume International Airport

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (Swahili: Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Abeid Amani Karume, IATA: ZNZ, ICAO: HTZA) is the main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) 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 100,000 square metres (1,100,000 sq ft) will replace the existing 21,000 square metres (230,000 sq ft). 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. 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

• Number of flights handled (2005): 14,302
• Passenger traffic (2005): 418,814
• Cargo handled (2005): 566 tons

See also

• List of airports in Tanzania
• Transport in Tanzania

References

External links

• Zanzibar International Airport
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for Abeid Amani Karume International Airport at SkyVector
• Current weather for Zanzibar / Kisauni, Tanzania (HTZA) at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for Zanzibar-Kisauni Airport at Aviation Safety Network

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