The 23 largest airports and airlines in Tanzania
Further information is provided on the 23 biggest airports in Tanzania. At Julius Nyerere International Airport alone, 20 airlines operate and serve flights to and from 22 destinations.Out of the seven airlines of the country we have listed biggest 7. Coastal Aviation is leading here with a total of 42 flight destinations.
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The biggest airports in Tanzania
IATA | Name | City | Airlines | Destinations |
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DAR | Julius Nyerere International Airport | Dar es Salaam | 20 | 22 |
ZNZ | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport | Zanzibar | 8 | 7 |
JRO | Kilimanjaro International Airport | Arusha | 13 | 9 |
MWZ | Mwanza Airport | Mwanza | 2 | 4 |
ARK | Arusha Airport | Arusha | 1 | 1 |
MYW | Mtwara Airport | Mtwara | 1 | 1 |
DOD | Dodoma Airport | Dodoma | n/a | n/a |
IRI | Iringa Airport | Nduli | n/a | n/a |
MBI | Songwe Airport | Mbeya | n/a | n/a |
TGT | Tanga Airport | Tanga | n/a | n/a |
LKY | Lake Manyara Airport | Lake Manyara National Park | n/a | n/a |
PMA | Pemba Airport | Chake | n/a | n/a |
BKZ | Bukoba Airport | Bukoba | 1 | 1 |
MUZ | Musoma Airport | Musoma | n/a | n/a |
QSI | Moshi Airport | Moshi | n/a | n/a |
MFA | Mafia Island Airport | Mafia Island | n/a | n/a |
SEU | Seronera Airport | Seronera | n/a | n/a |
SGX | Songea Airport | Songea | n/a | n/a |
SHY | Shinyanga Airport | Shinyanga | n/a | n/a |
TBO | Tabora Airport | Tabora | n/a | n/a |
LDI | Lindi Airport | Lindi | n/a | n/a |
KIY | Kilwa Masoko Airport | Kilwa Masoko | n/a | n/a |
TKQ | Kigoma Airport | Kigoma | n/a | n/a |
Freight volume
In 2021, a total of 4.36 million ton-kilometers (= total mass transported in tons multiplied by kilometers traveled) of cargo was moved by air in Tanzania.The biggest airlines based in Tanzania
The largest airline in the country with scheduled passenger traffic and in terms of fleet size is Coastal Aviation. It flies to 42 domestic and international airports. It currently has a fleet of 22 aircrafts. The main airlines for civil passenger traffic in Tanzania are:IATA | Name | Callsign | Fleet size | Destinations |
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CQ | Coastal Aviation | Coastal Travel | 22 | 42 |
UI | Auric Air | Auric Services | 17 | 42 |
TC | Air Tanzania | Tanzania | 12 | 16 |
PW | Precision Air | Precision Air | 8 | 14 |
YS | Flightlink | Flightlink | 7 | 12 |
XLL | Air Excel | Tinga Tinga | 6 | 12 |
B4 | ZanAir | Zanair | 3 | 6 |