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) | |||||||||||
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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 / 823 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°53′10″S 29°40′15″E / 4.88611°S 29.67083°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  TKQ Location of Kigoma airport. | |||||||||||
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Airlines and Destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Tanzania | Bujumbura,[7] Dar es Salaam |
Gallery
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The VIP and the Departures terminal. -
The airport pub.
Accidents and incidents
edit- 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
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References
edit- ^ 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
edit- OurAirports - Kigoma
- Accident history for TKQ at Aviation Safety Network
- Takeoff from Kigoma Airport on YouTube
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