Tanzania To Buy 5 Planes and Open New International Airport in Dodoma
The Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA) informed that the government is set to buy five new aircrafts including a cargo plane in the next five years…
There are 58 airports in Tanzania and more than 300 private airstrips owned by mining companies and tour operators.
The Julius Nyerere International Airport (IATA: JNIA), located in Dar es Salaam, is the largest and busiest airport in Tanzania, accounting for over 70% of Tanzania’s air passengers with 2.47 million in 2019.
In August 2019, Tanzanian President John Magufuli inaugurated Terminal 3 of the JNIA. The new terminal, which costs USD 314 million sets the airport capacity at 8 million passengers annually.
JNIA also accounts for 80% of the country’s cargo capacity with 16,162 tonnes handled in 2018.
The Kilimanjaro International Airport (IATA: KIA), which serves travelers visiting Tanzania’s northern safaris, is the 2nd busiest airport in Tanzania.
The Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (IATA: ZNZ) is the main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island, which serves travelers visiting Tanzania’s most renowned beach destination.
In 2019, the AfDB approved a USD 272.12 million loan to Tanzania for the construction of a new international airport in the capital Dodoma. The new airport will be built in the district of Msalato, 12 kilometers from the capital Dodoma.
The new facility is expected to handle at least 50,000 aircraft and one million passengers per year.
The Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA) informed that the government is set to buy five new aircrafts including a cargo plane in the next five years…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has recently approved a USD 272.12 million loan to Tanzania for the construction of a new international airport in the capital…
On 1st August 2019, Tanzanian President John Magufuli has inaugurated Terminal 3 of the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam.
Tanzanian President John Magufuli inaugurated on 6th March 2017 the renovated military airport at Ngerengere in Morogoro region.
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Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) Director General, Suleiman Suleiman told a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Infrastructure that the works to finalise the construction of the new…
The construction of Terminal 3 of the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) had officially started with the President Kikwere laying the foundation stone at the…