Tabora Airport

Tabora Airport
Uwanja wa Ndege wa Tabora  (Swahili)
IATA: TBO – ICAO: HTTB
– WMO: 63832
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Tanzania
Operator Tanzania Airports Authority
Location Tabora, Tanzania
Elevation AMSL 3,868 ft / 1,179 m
Coordinates 05°04′34″S 32°49′50″E / 5.07611°S 32.83056°ECoordinates: 05°04′34″S 32°49′50″E / 5.07611°S 32.83056°E
Map
TBO

Location of airport in Tanzania

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,893 6,211 Asphalt
08/26 1,555 5,102 Gravel
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 24,757

Tabora Airport (IATA: TBO, ICAO: HTTB) is an airport in west-central Tanzania serving Tabora.[1] It is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the town.[2] Surface access from Tabora is via the gravel Tabora to Ndembelwa village road, and then a three kilometre airport access gravel road. The airport is subject to flooding during heavy rains.[2] Adjacent to the airport is the Tabora Command Military Base 202.

History

The former dirt strip of the Tabora Airport was improved and lengthened in 1942 during World War II. The South African Air Force supervised the work and built the hangar and the control tower. The airport was needed as a relay station for airborne supplies and troops destined for the North African desert campaign.

Runway and facilities

There are two runways. The main runway is NE-SW, 1786m x 46m, and the alternate runway is ENE-WSW, 1555m x 30m.[2] Both of them are currently graveled surfaces. There is no separate taxiway, and the alternate runway is used as a taxiway to the terminal and hangar. The existing apron is a graveled surface, although a surface dressing had been applied in the past and subsequently worn through.[2]

The airport has a terminal building, with a separate fire-suppression building. The airport manger has his office in a separate building. There is a hangar, a motor vehicle garage, and the control tower.[2] The car park has a gravel surface. There are plans to pave the main runway and apron with asphalt (bitumin) and resurface the gravel on the alternate runway.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Kigoma

References

  1. ↑ "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania". Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Feasibility Study and Detailed Design for The Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Tabora Airport" (PDF). Tanzania Airports Authority, Ministry of Infrastructure Development. November 2009.