Kigoma Airport

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]

Kigoma Airport

Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma  (Swahili)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Tanzania
OperatorTanzania Airports Authority
ServesKigoma
LocationUjiji, Tanzania
Elevation AMSL2,700 ft / 823 m
Coordinates4°53′10″S 29°40′15″E
Websitewww.taa.go.tz
Map
TKQ
Location of Kigoma airport.
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 1,805 5,922 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 28,454
Aircraft movements 1,725
Cargo (kg) 40,350
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Scheduled services
AirlinesDestinations
Air Tanzania Bujumbura,[7] Dar es Salaam
  • 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
  1. Airport information for TKQ at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Kigoma
  3. "Feasibility Study and Detailed Design for The Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Kigoma Airport" (PDF). Tanzania Airports Authority, Ministry of Infrastructure Development. July 2008.
  4. "Kigoma NDB (KG) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  5. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  6. "LIVINGSTONE AVIATION SERVICES LTD". LIVINGSTONE AVIATION SERVICES LTD. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  7. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279639/air-tanzania-resumes-entebbe-bujumbura-service-from-late-august-2018/
  8. Hradecky, Simon (9 April 2012). "Accident: Tanzania DH8C at Kigoma on Apr 9th 2012, runway excursion on rejected takeof". Retrieved 15 July 2013.


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