Julius Nyerere International Airport

Julius Nyerere International Airport Uwanja wa ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere
IATA: DAR ICAO: HTDA WMO: 63894
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Tanzanian Government
Operator	Tanzania Airports Authority
Location	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Hub for	Air Tanzania Fastjet Precision Air
Elevation AMSL	182 ft / 55 m
Coordinates	06°52′41″S 39°12′10″E / 6.87806°S 39.20278°E / -6.87806; 39.20278Coordinates: 06°52′41″S 39°12′10″E / 6.87806°S 39.20278°E / -6.87806; 39.20278
Map
DAR Location of airport in Tanzania
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 3,000 9,843 Asphalt 14/32 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 2,496,394 Aircraft movements 75,240 Cargo (t) 22,013
Source: TAA[1]

Julius Nyerere International Airport (IATA: DAR, ICAO: HTDA) is the international airport of Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania. It is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the city centre. The airport has flights to destinations in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. It is named after Julius Nyerere, the nation's first president.

History

The reinforced concrete roof at Terminal II resembles a forest canopy

Control Tower

Radar Tower

Air Tanzania is the flag carrier

Emirates aircraft taxiing at JNIA

Terminal III under construction, July 2015.

In October 2005, "Dar es Salaam International Airport" (DIA) was renamed "Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere International Airport" and on 1 November 2006, "Julius Nyerere International Airport".^[2] A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004, averaging 2,770 passengers per day.^[3]

In April 2013, the Tanzania Airports Authority signed a TSH 275 billion contract with BAM International of the Netherlands for the construction of the first phase of Terminal III, with a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year.^[4] In November 2015, the second phase was also awarded to BAM, at a contract price of US$110 million, and will add capacity for an additional 2.5 million passengers per year.^[5] After completion of Terminal III, it is expected that Terminal II will be devoted solely to domestic passengers.^[5] It is proposed to build a rail shuttle link from the airport to the city and rail coaches have already been bought for this (2014).^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Map of Destinations from Dar es Salaam Airport

The following airlines operate at the airport:^[7]

Passenger

Notes:

¹: Some of KLM's inbound flights from Amsterdam to Dar es Salaam make a stop in Kilimanjaro, while others are nonstop. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam.

²: Swiss International Air Lines' flights from Zürich to Dar es Salaam make a stop in Nairobi. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.

Cargo

Statistics

Aircraft accidents and incidents

• On 3 January 1950, United Air Services flight, flying an Avro Anson C.19 with registration VP-TAT, crash landed at Dar es Salaam International Airport killing both cargo crew members.^[12]
• On 18 May 1989, Aeroflot flight flying a Ilyushin 62 was hijacked by a South African after the plane took off from Luanda, Angola. The hijacker was armed with a grenade and attempted to hold hostage the occupants of the plane that carried members of the African National Congress. The Hijacker was shot by a security guard as he attempted to enter the cockpit. The plane continued its scheduled stop at Dar es Salaam International Airport.^[13]
• On 11 April 2014, Kenya Airways flight KQ-482 flying an Embraer ERJ-190AR had a landing accident upon landing in heavy rains. The plane veered off the runway. All passengers and crew were evacuated, there were no reported fatalities and 3 passengers sustained minor injuries.^[14]

References

External links

• Accident history for DAR at Aviation Safety Network
• Airport information for HTDA at Great Circle Mapper.
• Current weather for HTDA at NOAA/NWS
• Airport information for HTDA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• JNIA approach on YouTube