Pemba Airport (Tanzania)
Not to be confused with Pemba Airport (Mozambique).
| Pemba / Karume Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Pemba (Swahili) | |||||||||||
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IATA: PMA – ICAO: HTPE – WMO: 63845 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Zanzibar | ||||||||||
| Operator | Zanzibar Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chake-Chake | ||||||||||
| Location | Pemba Island, Zanzibar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°15′30″S 39°48′40″E / 5.25833°S 39.81111°ECoordinates: 05°15′30″S 39°48′40″E / 5.25833°S 39.81111°E | ||||||||||
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  PMA Location of airport in Tanzania | |||||||||||
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Pemba Airport (IATA: PMA, ICAO: HTPE) is an airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Pemba Island. It is also known as Karume Airport and Wawi Airport. It is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Chake-Chake, the capital of the island. The Zanzibar government is looking into the possibility of renaming the airport to Thabit Kombo Jecha in recognition of his role in the Zanzibar Revolution.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Auric Air | Dar es salaam, Zanzibar, Tanga, Mwanza |
| Coastal Aviation | Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Kilwa, Tanga, Zanzibar |
| Tropical Air | Zanzibar |
| ZanAir | Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar |
Accidents and Incidents
- On 24 January 2014, a ZanAir LET-410 skidded off the runway on landing and impacted a group of bushes, causing substantial damage. There were no reported injuries, and the cause was determined to be a brake failure.[2]
References
- ↑ "Zanzibar airports authority to improve services". Daily News, Tanzania. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ↑ http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=163569
External links
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