Arusha Airport
Appearance
Arusha Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili) | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Tanzania | ||||||||||
Operator | Tanzania Airports Authority | ||||||||||
Location | Arusha, Tanzania | ||||||||||
Hub for | Air Excel Regional Air | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,550 ft / 1,387 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 3°22′00″S 36°37′19″E / 3.36667°S 36.62194°E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Arusha Airport (IATA: ARK, ICAO: HTAR) is an airport serving Arusha, the capital of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The airport is currently undergoing an expansion, which includes a new apron and terminal building but not a runway extension.[5]
The Arusha non-directional beacon (Ident: AR) is located at the west end of the field.[6][7]
Airlines and destinations
Arusha airport is served by six airlines at the moment. Table below as follows:
Statistics
Year | Passengers | Aircraft movements | Cargo (kg) | |||
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2010 | 154,174 | 20.5% | 19,460 | 15.5% | 812,930 | 6.69% |
2011 | 112,433 | -37.1% | 21,306 | 8.66% | 41,238 | -1871% |
2012 | 162,268 | 30.7% | 22,690 | 6.10% | 192,725 | 78.6% |
2013 | 187,911 | 13.7% | 23,868 | 4.94% | 212,760 | 9.42% |
2014 | 179,511 | -4.68% | 23,904 | 0.15% | 148,390 | -43.4% |
2015 | 142,224 | -26.2% | 20,692 | -15.5% | 141,061 | -5.20% |
Source: Tanzania Airports Authority[8] |
Accidents and incidents
- On 18 December 2013, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 (ET-AQW) flight from Addis Ababa to Kilimanjaro International Airport made an unscheduled landing at the airport after it failed to land at its destination.[9] The runway is shorter than the 767 is normally able to operate from. Consequently, it overran the end of the runway which resulted in the airport being closed for a short time.[10] A few days later it was flown [11][12] empty to Kilimanjaro International Airport.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Tanzania airport traffic statistics until 2015". taa.go.tz. Tanzania Airport Authority. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ Airport information for ARK at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Arusha
- ^ "New Apron, Terminal Building for Arusha Airport". Arusha Times. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Arusha NDB (AR) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "TAA traffic consolidated statistics". taa.go.tz. Tanzania Airport Authority. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET-815 of 18 December 2013" (Press release). 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
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suggested) (help) - ^ THOME, WOLFGANG H. (18 December 2013). "ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES IN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT ARUSHA MUNICIPAL FIELD". eturbonews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ jitu korofi (2013-12-20), bad ass pilot took off 767 with less than a kilometer, retrieved 2018-08-28
- ^ "YouTube". Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ^ "VIDEO: Stranded Ethiopian 767 extracted from Arusha". Flightglobal.com. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Arusha
- OurAirports - Arusha
- General airport information
- Accident history for Arusha Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Arusha Airport approach on YouTube