Kigoma Airport

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Kigoma Airport
Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma  (Swahili)
IATA: TKQICAO: HTKA
– WMO: 63801
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Tanzania
Operator Tanzania Airports Authority
Serves Kigoma
Location Ujiji, Tanzania
Elevation AMSL 2,700 ft / 823 m
Coordinates 4°53′06″S 29°40′13″E / 4.88500°S 29.67028°E / -4.88500; 29.67028Coordinates: 4°53′06″S 29°40′13″E / 4.88500°S 29.67028°E / -4.88500; 29.67028
Map
TKQ
Location of airport in Tanzania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,794 5,886 Gravel
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 37,652

Kigoma Airport (IATA: TKQ, ICAO: HTKA) is an airport in western Tanzania serving Kigoma. It is located at the east area of Ujiji. The government of Tanzania is planning to improve the airport.[1]

Scheduled services

Airlines Destinations
Air Tanzania Bujumbura, Dar es Salaam, Tabora
Auric Air Mpanda, Mwanza
Precision Air Mwanza, Dar es Salaam

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. "Feasibility Study and Detailed Design for The Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Kigoma Airport". Tanzania Airports Authority, Ministry of Infrastructure Development. July 2008. 
  2. Hradecky, Simon (9 April 2012). "Accident: Tanzania DH8C at Kigoma on Apr 9th 2012, runway excursion on rejected takeof". Retrieved 15 July 2013. 

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