Main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (Swahili :Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Abeid Amani Karume ,IATA :ZNZ ,ICAO :HTZA Zanzibar Archipelago located onUnguja Island ,Zanzibar ,Tanzania . It is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south ofZanzibar City , the capital ofZanzibar , and has flights to East Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. It was previously known asKisauni Airport andZanzibar International Airport . It was renamed in 2010 in honour ofAbeid Amani Karume (1905–1972), the island's first president.
Terminal 1 is an inactive terminal that was used during the British protectorate of Zanzibar. This is a small building found on the northern side of terminal 2 and currently used as the airport office.
Terminal 2 is active for all landing aircraft. A new shelter[clarification needed on the entrance of the airport has been put in place.[citation needed
Construction of the third terminal started in January 2011 by the Chinese Beijing Construction Engineering Group. A new apron of 100,000 square metres (1,100,000 ft2 ) will replace the existing 21,000 square metres (230,000 ft2 ). The project is estimated to cost about US$70.4 million. On completion, it will have the capacity to serve up to 1.5 million passengers per year.[ 3] [citation needed The new terminal was inaugurated in September 2020 and started operation in early 2021.[citation needed Terminal 3 serves international flights while Terminal 2 serves both domestic and some international flights.
Airlines and destinations [ edit ] The old terminal building Aerial view of Abeid Amani Karume International Airport On approach to the airport The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Zanzibar Airport:
Airlines Destinations Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle Air Tanzania Arusha ,Dar es Salaam ,Dubai–International ,Kilimanjaro ,Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta ,[ 4] Pemba Island [ 5] Arkia Seasonal: Tel Aviv [ 6] As Salaam Air Arusha ,Dar es Salaam ,Pemba Island ,Tanga Auric Air Arusha ,Dar es Salaam ,Entebbe ,Iringa ,Kigali ,Kilimanjaro ,Maasai Mara ,Mafia Island ,Mikumi ,Pangani ,Pemba Island ,Ruaha ,Saadani ,Selous ,Serengeti ,Songea ,Tanga Azur Air Seasonal charter: Kazan ,[ 7] Moscow–Vnukovo ,[ 7] Novosibirsk ,[ 7] St. Petersburg ,[ 7] Samara [ 7] Coastal Aviation Arusha ,Dar es Salaam ,Kilwa Masoko ,Mafia Island ,Manyara ,Mwanza ,Pemba Island ,Seronera ,Tanga Condor Seasonal: Frankfurt [citation needed Discover Airlines Seasonal: Frankfurt [citation needed Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zurich [citation needed Enter Air Seasonal charter: Katowice ,[citation needed Poznań [ 8] Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa [ 9] Etihad Airways Seasonal: Abu Dhabi (begins 14 June 2026)[ 10] Flightlink Limited Arusha ,Dar es Salaam ,Pemba Island ,Seronera Fly540 Mombasa ,Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta Flydubai Dubai–International [ 11] FlySafair Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo [ 12] Global Aviation Charter: Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo [ 13] Hi Fly Seasonal charter: Lisbon [ 14] Israir Tel Aviv Jambojet Mombasa [ 15] Kenya Airways Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta [ 16] [ 17] KLM Amsterdam [ 18] LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal charter: Prague ,[ 19] [ 20] Warsaw–Chopin [ 21] Malawi Airlines Lilongwe Neos Seasonal charter: Bologna ,[citation needed Milan–Malpensa ,[citation needed Prague ,[ 22] Rome–Fiumicino ,[ 22] Verona [ 23] Nordwind Airlines Seasonal charter: Moscow–Sheremetyevo [citation needed Oman Air Muscat Precision Air Arusha ,Dar es Salaam ,Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta ,Pemba Island Qatar Airways Doha Regional Air Services Arusha Rwandair Kigali ,Mombasa [ 24] Safarilink [ 25] Mombasa ,Nairobi–Wilson Tropical Air Dar es Salaam ,Mbeya ,Pemba Island Turkish Airlines Istanbul Uganda Airlines Entebbe [ 26] World2Fly Seasonal charter: Madrid [ 27] ZanAir Arusha ,Dar es Salaam ,Pemba Island ,Saadani ,Selous
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