Tanga Airport

Uwanja wa Ndege wa Tanga (Swahili)
The Terminal building.
Location of airport within the city.
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorTanzania Airports Authority
ServesCity of Tanga, Tanzania
LocationMwanzange, Tanga City Council, Tanga Region
Elevation AMSL39 m / 128 ft
Coordinates5°5′31.52″S 39°4′18″E / 5.0920889°S 39.07167°E / -5.0920889; 39.07167
Websitewww.taa.go.tz
Map
TGT is located in Tanzania
TGT
TGT
Location of airport in Tanzania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,255 4,117 Asphalt
14/32 1,388 4,554 Grass
Statistics (2013)
PassengersIncrease 21,271
Aircraft movementsIncrease 3,444
Source: TAA[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

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

AirlinesDestinations
As Salaam Air Pemba
Auric Air Pemba, Zanzibar
Coastal Aviation Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Pemba, Zanzibar

Traffic and statistics

Passenger numbers at Tanga[1]
Year
Passengers
handled
Cargo
(tonnes)
Aircraft
Movements
1999918314
2000963297
20013,407782
20029,5521,336
20035,8641,084
20047,1131,324
20057,15311.8571,250
20068,20132.1331,410
20077,70530.3101,289
20088,44735.2451,588
20099,75945.1211,534
20109,27738.9191,552
201113,5092,286
201220,02010.0003,339
201321,2713,444

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Consolidated Traffic Statistics". Tanzania Airports Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. Airport information for TGT at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Tanga Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
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