Kigoma Airport
Kigoma Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma (Swahili) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Tanzania | ||||||||||
| Operator | Tanzania Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kigoma | ||||||||||
| Location | Ujiji, Tanzania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,700 ft (820 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°53′10″S 29°40′15″E / 4.88611°S 29.67083°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  TKQ Location of Kigoma airport. | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2024) | |||||||||||
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| Sources: TAA[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3] | |||||||||||
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.[4] The Kigoma non-directional beacon (Ident: KG) is located on the field.[5][6] Ground handling at the airport is conducted by the Livingstone Aviation Services Limited.[7]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Tanzania | 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
References
- ↑ "TAA Annual Statistics Report – 2024" (PDF). Tanzania Airports Authority. p. 64. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Airport information for TKQ" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ "Google Maps - Kigoma". Archived from the original on 2025-11-16. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
- ↑ "Feasibility Study and Detailed Design for The Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Kigoma Airport" (PDF). Tanzania Airports Authority, Ministry of Infrastructure Development. July 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ↑ "Kigoma NDB (KG) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ "LIVINGSTONE AVIATION SERVICES LTD". LIVINGSTONE AVIATION SERVICES LTD. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- ↑ Hradecky, Simon (9 April 2012). "Accident: Tanzania DH8C at Kigoma on Apr 9th 2012, runway excursion on rejected takeof". Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
External links
- OurAirports - Kigoma Archived 2019-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Accident history for TKQ at Aviation Safety Network
- Takeoff from Kigoma Airport on YouTube