Kigoma Airport
Airport in Ujiji, Tanzania
TKQ
Location of Kigoma airport.
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
15/33 | 1,805 | 5,922 | Asphalt |
Passengers | 28,454 |
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Aircraft movements | 1,725 |
Cargo (kg) | 40,350 |
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]
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.[3] The Kigoma non-directional beacon (Ident: KG) is located on the field.[4][5] Ground handling at the airport is conducted by the Livingstone Aviation Services Limited.[6]
Airlines and Destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Tanzania | Bujumbura,[7] Dar es Salaam |
Gallery
- The VIP and the Departures terminal.
- The airport pub.
Accidents and incidents
- 9 April 2012: Air Tanzania de Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 5H-MWG was written off after an aborted take off. All 39 people on board survived.[8]
See also
- Tanzania portal
- Aviation portal
- List of airports in Tanzania
- Transport in Tanzania
References
- ^ Airport information for TKQ at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Kigoma
- ^ "Feasibility Study and Detailed Design for The Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Kigoma Airport" (PDF). Tanzania Airports Authority, Ministry of Infrastructure Development. July 2008.
- ^ "Kigoma NDB (KG) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "LIVINGSTONE AVIATION SERVICES LTD". LIVINGSTONE AVIATION SERVICES LTD. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- ^ "Air Tanzania resumes Entebbe / Bujumbura service from late-August 2018".
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (9 April 2012). "Accident: Tanzania DH8C at Kigoma on Apr 9th 2012, runway excursion on rejected takeof". Retrieved 15 July 2013.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Kigoma
- OurAirports - Kigoma
- Accident history for TKQ at Aviation Safety Network
- Takeoff from Kigoma Airport on YouTube
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Airports in Tanzania
- Dar es Salaam
- Kilimanjaro
- Zanzibar
See also: Airstrips in Tanzania, List of the busiest airports
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