Kigoma Airport

Kigoma Airport
Kigoma Airport; Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma (Swahili)
	IATA: TKQ; ICAO: HTKA; WMO: 63801;
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
Website	www.taa.go.tz
Map
	TKQ Location of Kigoma airport.
Runways
Statistics (2015)
Passengers	28,454
Aircraft movements	1,725
Cargo (kg)	40,350
	Sources: GCM Google Maps

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]

Scheduled services

Airlines	Destinations
Air Tanzania	Bujumbura,^[7] Dar es Salaam

Gallery

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]

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.
^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279639/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

OpenStreetMaps - Kigoma
OurAirports - Kigoma
Accident history for TKQ at Aviation Safety Network
Takeoff from Kigoma Airport on YouTube

[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] ttps://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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