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Coordinates: 06°13′19.29″S 39°13′29.59″E / 6.2220250°S 39.2248861°E / -6.2220250; 39.2248861
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== Airlines and destinations ==
== Airlines and destinations ==
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*[[Air Italy]] (Milan-Malpensa)
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Revision as of 11:26, 11 October 2008

Zanzibar International Airport
Summary
Airport typeCivil
OperatorGovernment
LocationZanzibar
Elevation AMSL54 ft / 16 m
Coordinates06°13′19.29″S 39°13′29.59″E / 6.2220250°S 39.2248861°E / -6.2220250; 39.2248861
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 8,077 2,462 Asphalt

Zanzibar International Airport (IATA: ZNZ, ICAO: HTZA), also named Kisauni Airport, is the only airport on the island of Unguja, which together with Pemba Island forms the archipelago of Zanzibar, part of the United Republic of Tanzania. The airport is located approximately 6 km south of Stone Town.

The airport is currently served on a daily basis from all major East African airports such as Kilimanjaro Airport, Nairobi Airport, Arusha Airport, Mombasa Airport and Dar es Salaam Airport by airlines such as Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways and Precision Air. South African airlines currently serves Zanzibar on Wednesdays and Saturdays from Johannesburg. There are also a couple of holiday charters such as Air Italy offering direct flights from non-African destinations such as Milan, Rome, Verona and Luxor or Condor from Frankfurt via Mombasa.

The airport is open 24 hours a day and also hosts a cafeteria and several snack and souvenir shops.

Statistics

Number of flights handled (2005): 14,302

Passenger Traffic (2005): 418,814

Cargo handled (2005): 566 tons

File:Plane in zanzibar.jpg
An airplane being handled at Zanzibar Airport.

Airlines and destinations