| Kigoma Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma (Swahili) | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Tanzania | ||||||||||
| Operator | Tanzania Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kigoma | ||||||||||
| Location | Ujiji, Tanzania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,700 ft / 823 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°53′10″S 29°40′15″E / 4.88611°S 29.67083°E / -4.88611; 29.67083 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  TKQLocation of Kigoma airport. | |||||||||||
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| Sources: GCM Google Maps | |||||||||||
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40,350Kigoma 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. The Kigoma non-directional beacon (Ident: KG) is located on the field. Ground handling at the airport is conducted by the Livingstone Aviation Services Limited.
Airlines and Destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Tanzania | Bujumbura, Dar es Salaam |
Gallery
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The VIP and the Departures terminal.
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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
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
- OurAirports - Kigoma
- Accident history for TKQ at Aviation Safety Network
- Takeoff from Kigoma Airport on YouTube
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| See also: Airstrips in Tanzania, List of the busiest airports | |
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