Tanga Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Tanga (
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 Location of airport within the city | |||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Tanzania Airports Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | City of Tanga, Tanzania | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Mwanzange, Tanga City Council, Tanga Region | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 39 m / 128 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 5°5′31.52″S 39°4′18″E / 5.0920889°S 39.07167°E | ||||||||||||||
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  TGT Location of airport in Tanzania | |||||||||||||||
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Tanga Airport ( IATA: TGT, ICAO: HTTG) (Uwanja wa Ndege wa Tanga, in Swahili) is a small domestic airport located in Mwanzange ward of Tanga City Council in Tanga Region, Tanzania. It is the sole airport in the regional capital city of Tanga.
It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the city, off the A14 trunk road. The airport has scheduled flights to Arusha, Dar es Salaam and the Zanzibar Archipelago islands of Unguja and Pemba.
The Tanga non-directional beacon (Ident: TG) is located on the field. [4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| As Salaam Air | Pemba |
| Auric Air | Pemba, Zanzibar |
| Coastal Aviation | Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Pemba, Zanzibar |
Traffic and statistics
Year
|
Passengers
handled |
Cargo
(tonnes) |
Aircraft
movements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 918 | – | 314 |
| 2000 | 963 | – | 297 |
| 2001 | 3,407 | – | 782 |
| 2002 | 9,552 | – | 1,336 |
| 2003 | 5,864 | – | 1,084 |
| 2004 | 7,113 | – | 1,324 |
| 2005 | 7,153 | 11.857 | 1,250 |
| 2006 | 8,201 | 32.133 | 1,410 |
| 2007 | 7,705 | 30.310 | 1,289 |
| 2008 | 8,447 | 35.245 | 1,588 |
| 2009 | 9,759 | 45.121 | 1,534 |
| 2010 | 9,277 | 38.919 | 1,552 |
| 2011 | 13,509 | – | 2,286 |
| 2012 | 20,020 | 10.000 | 3,339 |
| 2013 | 21,271 | – | 3,444 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Consolidated Traffic Statistics". Tanzania Airports Authority. Archived from the original ( PDF) on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Airport information for TGT at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Tanga Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
External links
Tanga Airport at Wikipedia's
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