Kigoma Airport is an airport in western
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
serving
Kigoma
Kigoma is a city and lake port in Kigoma-Ujiji District in Tanzania, on the northeastern shores of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi and The Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves as the capital for the surrounding Kigoma R ...
. It is located at the east area of
Ujiji
Ujiji is a historic town located in Kigoma-Ujiji District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania. The town is the oldest in western Tanzania. In 1900, the population was estimated at 10,000 and in 1967 about 41,000. The site is a registered National His ...
. The government of Tanzania is planning to improve the airport. The Kigoma
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident: KG) is located on the field. Ground handling at the airport is conducted by the Livingstone Aviation Services Limited.
Airlines and Destinations
Gallery
Kigoma departure and VIP terminal.jpg, The VIP and the Departures terminal.
Kigoma Airport Pub.jpg, 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.
See also
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List of airports in Tanzania
List of airports in Tanzania is a partial list of aerodromes (airports and airstrips) in Tanzania.
The ICAO airport codes for Tanzania begin with the letters "HT".
Airport names in bold have scheduled commercial airline service(s).
Runway i ...
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Transport in Tanzania
Transport in Tanzania includes road, rail, air and maritime networks. The road network is long, of which is classified as trunk road and as regional road. The rail network consists of of track. Commuter rail service is in Dar es Salaam only. ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMaps - Kigoma
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Airports in Tanzania
Buildings and structures in the Kigoma Region
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