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Ukonga Air Base
Julius Nyerere International Airport is the international airport of Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania. It is located in Kipawa ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The airport has flights to destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. It is named after Julius Nyerere, the nation's first president. History 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". A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004, averaging 2,770 per day. 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. In November 2015, the second phase was also awarded to BAM, at a contract price of US$110 million, and will a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania Airports Authority
Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) was founded in 1999 by an Act of Parliament. The authority is responsible for the provision of airport services, ground support, infrastructure and construction of airports in Tanzania. The Authority operates under the purview of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Tanzania, Ministry of Infrastructure Development. TAA office, main offices are located in Dar es Salaam and at Julius Nyerere International Airport. See also *List of airports in Tanzania *Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority *Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Tanzania References External linksTanzania Airport Authority Government agencies of Tanzania, Airport Aviation in Tanzania Airport operators Organizations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Tanzania {{Aviation-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dar Es Salaam Airport
Julius Nyerere International Airport is the international airport of Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania. It is located in Kipawa ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The airport has flights to destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. It is named after Julius Nyerere, the nation's first president. History 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". A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004, averaging 2,770 per day. 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. In November 2015, the second phase was also awarded to BAM, at a contract price of US$110 million, and will a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harare International Airport
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (), (known colloquially as "RGM", or Harare Airport) and formerly known as Harare International Airport and Salisbury Airport, is an international airport in Harare, Zimbabwe. It is the largest airport in the country and serves as the base of Air Zimbabwe, the national flag carrier. It is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe. History Commissioned in 1956, and officially opened on 5 February 1957, Salisbury Airport cost £924,000 to build. According to the 1950 report of the Director of Civil Aviation, the city's original aerodrome, Belvedere Airport, had proved to be inadequate and had to be abandoned for the following reasons: * the runway was some 45° out of alignment, given that approaching aircraft had to enter through a gap in Warren Hills; * because of the skewed align, aircraft were forced to take-off over the city centre, which posed a real danger of accidents; * the growing number of high-rise buildings in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is an international airport serving Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The airport codes were inherited from the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former), former Baiyun Airport, and the IATA code is derived from Guangzhou's historical romanization ''Canton''. Baiyun Airport serves as a hub for China Southern Airlines, FedEx Express, 9 Air, Hainan Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines. In 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation in other countries, it was temporarily the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic, handling 43.8 million passengers. In 2023, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was the world's twelfth-List of busiest airports by passenger traffic, busiest airport by passenger traffic, with 63.1 million passengers handled, and the List of the busiest airports in China, busiest in China. As for cargo traffic, the airport was China's second-busiest and the world's List of busiest airports by cargo traffic, el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entebbe International Airport
Entebbe International Airport is the only international airport in Uganda. It is located about southwest of the town of Entebbe, on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. This is approximately by road south-west of the central business district of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The headquarters of the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda have been relocated to a new block off the airport highway ( Entebbe–Kampala Expressway and Tunnel Road), but adjacent to the airport terminals. History The airport was opened by the British Colonial authorities. According to the website of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, due to the airport's location on Lake Victoria and the existing facilities, the colonial government decided that the most optimal location for aviation traffic was Entebbe. On 10 November 1951, the airport was formally reopened after its facilities had been extended. Runway 12/30 was now , in preparation for services by the de Havilland Comet. The new main termi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport () is the primary international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic as of 2024. It is also the busiest airport in the Middle East as of 2024, the second-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic as of 2024, the busiest airport for Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 movements, and the airport with the highest average number of passengers per flight. In 2024, the airport handled over 92 million passengers, over 2.2 million tonnes of cargo and registered over 440,000 aircraft movements. The airport is situated in the Al Garhoud district, east of the city center of Dubai and spread over an area of of land. Terminal 3 is the third-largest building in the world by floor space and the largest airport terminal in the world. In July 2019, the airport installed the largest solar energy system in the region's airports as part of Dubai's goal to reduce 30 per cent of the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dodoma Airport
Dodoma Airport is an airport serving the Tanzanian capital of Dodoma located in the Dodoma Region Dodoma Region (''Mkoa wa Dodoma'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions. The regional capital is the city of Dodoma, which is also the capital of Tanzania. Dodoma region is located in c .... It has a runway that's 2,450 metres (8,038 feet) long, at an elevation of . Airlines and destinations See also * Msalato International Airport References External linksDodoma Airport approachon YouTube Airports in Tanzania Buildings and structures in the Dodoma Region {{Tanzania-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geita Airport
Geita Airport is a small regional airport in northern Tanzania serving the city of Geita. It is located near the south western shores of Lake Victoria approximately from the town of Chato. The airport has the longest runway and only asphalt runway in the Geita Region. History Construction of the airport began in 2017 south of the town of Chato and west of the regional capital Geita. The project approximately cost TSh 40 billion and was entirely funded by the Government of Tanzania. The airport was built to serve the region of Geita, a region that produces more than half of the countries gold exports. The airport got its first scheduled flight in January 2021 by Air Tanzania connecting Julius Nyerere International Airport and Mwanza Airport. President Magufuli The airport is located close to Tanzania's 5th president John Magufuli home town. During various trips to his home region in 2019 and during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when Magufuli d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukoba Airport
Bukoba Airport is a domestic airport located in the city of Bukoba, the capital of the Kagera Region in northwest Tanzania. It is adjacent to Lake Victoria. The Bukoba non-directional beacon (Ident: BK) is located on the field. A new asphalt runway and other improvements were completed between April 2011 and April 2014. Airlines and destinations Statistics Accidents and incidents *On 6 November 2022, Precision Air Flight 494 from Dar es Salaam with 43 people on board crashed into Lake Victoria while attempting to land at the airport during bad weather and low visibility. The crash resulted in 19 fatalities, including both pilots who drowned before rescue workers could reach them. See also * * *List of airports in Tanzania *Transport in Tanzania Tanzania’s transport system comprises road, rail, air, and maritime infrastructure, serving both domestic mobility and international trade through key ports like Dar es Salaam . The road network is long, of which is classifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bujumbura International Airport
Melchior Ndadaye International Airport is an airport in Bujumbura, the former capital of Burundi. It is Burundi's only international airport and the only one with a paved runway. History The airport was opened in 1952. On 1 July 2019, the airport was renamed Melchior Ndadaye International Airport after the Melchior Ndadaye, first democratically elected president of Burundi who was murdered 1993 Burundian coup d'état attempt, in a coup d'état in October 1993, three months after being elected. This event sparked the decade-long Burundian Civil War. Location The airport is in the extreme northwest of Bujumbura Mairie Province. It is bounded by Bujumbura Rural Province to the north and west, by the RN4 coastal highway running along the shore of Lake Tanganyika to the south, and by the Mutimbuzi River and the RN5 highway to the east. The Mpanda River, a tributary of the Ruzizi River, flows past the north end of the airport. In October 2018 the Burundi Civil Aviation Authority beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arusha Airport
Arusha Airport (''Uwanja wa ndege wa Arusha'' in Swahili) is a domestic airport located in Olasiti ward of the city of Arusha, the capital of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The airport is currently undergoing an expansion, which includes a new apron and terminal building. The Arusha non-directional beacon (Ident: AR) is located at the west end of the field. History Arusha Airport was constructed in 1953 by Colonel Grey, who was a prominent coffee and sorghum farmer in Mateves. The airport was officially transferred to the government after Tanganyika gained independence in 1961. Initially managed by East African Airways, the airport came under the oversight of the agricultural ministry known as Kilimo Hanger following the dissolution of the East African Community in 1977. In 1999, the Tanzania Airports Authority was established as an executive agency with the responsibility of operating and managing all government airports and airstrips across Tanzania mainland. Airlines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JNIA Terminal III
Julius Nyerere International Airport is the international airport of Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania. It is located in Kipawa ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The airport has flights to destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. It is named after Julius Nyerere, the nation's first president. History 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". A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004, averaging 2,770 per day. 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. In November 2015, the second phase was also awarded to BAM, at a contract price of US$110 million, and will ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
