Julius Nyerere International Airport is the
international airport
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of
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...
, the largest city in
Tanzania
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. It is located approximately southwest of the city centre. The airport has flights to destinations in
Africa
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,
Asia
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,
Europe
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, and the
Middle East
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. It is named after
Julius Nyerere
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (; 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician, and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika as prime minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as president from 1962 to 1964, aft ...
, the nation's first president.
History
![Dar es Salaam Airport](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Dar_es_Salaam_Airport.jpg)
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 passengers per day.
In April 2013, the
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 un ...
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 add capacity for an additional 2.5 million passengers per year.
After completion of Terminal III, it is expected that Terminal II will be devoted solely to domestic passengers.
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).
The new Terminal 3 was constructed using the local funding, and it started its operation in August 2019. In October 2022, it was announced that Terminal 2 is all set to be renovated soon by the Government of Tanzania. In February 2022, Tanzania Airports Authority announced their plans of developing a four-star hotel and commercial complex at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA).
Terminals
There are three terminals at Dar es Salaam airport.
Terminal 1
Is a small terminal that handles chartered and private flights. It has an annual capacity of handling 500,000 passengers.
This small terminal's operations as an International Airport ceased in 1984 after completion of Terminal II.
Terminal 2
Is used for domestic and regional scheduled flights. It has a capacity of handling 1.5 million passengers.
Terminal 3
Is the newest terminal that opened in August 2019. It is used for International flights. The terminal consists of two phases, Phase I and II. There are 58 businesses in the terminal categorized under retails, operational machines and provision of services.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following passenger airlines operate at the airport:
Cargo
Notes:
: Some of KLM
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's inbound/outbound flights to/from Amsterdam to Dar es Salaam make a stop in Kilimanjaro, some make a stop in Zanzibar (from 10 December 2020) while others are nonstop. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Kilimanjaro/Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam.
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.
*On 18 May 1989, an
Aeroflot
PJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines (russian: ПАО "Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии", ), commonly known as Aeroflot ( or ; russian: Аэрофлот, , ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. The ...
flight flying an
Ilyushin 62
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was hijacked by a South African after the plane took off from
Luanda
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. 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
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. The hijacker was shot by a security guard as he attempted to enter the
cockpit
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. The plane continued its scheduled stop at Dar es Salaam International Airport.
*On 11 April 2014,
Kenya Airways
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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.
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