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Abeid Amani Karume International Airport

ICAO HTZA6.2220°S 39.2249°E17 m / 54 ftLarge airport
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Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (IATA: ZNZ, ICAO: HTZA) is a large airport in Zanzibar, Kaskazini Unguja Region, Tanzania. It has one runway, 3,022 m (9,915 ft) long, asphalt. In 2014 it handled 934 thousand passengers.

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Terminal 1Terminal 2Terminal 3
18/36174° / 354° · LIT
LENGTH3,022 m9,915 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2014
754K
788K
857K
934K
11121314

Routes

49 destinations · 23 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km2,500 mi5,000 miDAR · Julius Nyerere International Airport · 72 km / 45 miPMA · Pemba Airport · 125 km / 78 miTGT · Tanga Airport · 127 km / 79 miMFA · Mafia Airport · 195 km / 121 miTZ-0048 · Mtemere Airport · 204 km / 127 miMBA · Moi International Airport · 247 km / 153 miKIY · Kilwa Airport · 301 km / 187 miJRO · Kilimanjaro International Airport · 392 km / 244 miIRI · Iringa Airport · 416 km / 258 miARK · Arusha Airport · 428 km / 266 miLKY · Lake Manyara Airport · 493 km / 306 miNBO · Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · 602 km / 374 miWIL · Nairobi Wilson Airport · 607 km / 377 miSGX · Songea Airport · 638 km / 396 miSEU · Seronera Airport · 643 km / 400 miHTMB · Mbeya Airport · 702 km / 436 miMWZ · Mwanza International Airport · 814 km / 506 miEBB · Entebbe International Airport · 1,025 km / 637 miLLW · Kamuzu International Airport · 1,031 km / 641 miKGL · Kigali International Airport · 1,113 km / 692 miADD · Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · 1,691 km / 1,051 miJNB · O.R. Tambo International Airport · 2,502 km / 1,555 miCPT · Cape Town International Airport · 3,745 km / 2,327 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 3,749 km / 2,330 miMCT · Muscat International Airport · 3,909 km / 2,429 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 3,911 km / 2,430 miCAI · Cairo International Airport · 4,126 km / 2,564 miTLV · Ben Gurion International Airport · 4,276 km / 2,657 miIST · İstanbul Airport · 5,389 km / 3,349 miVKO · Vnukovo International Airport · 6,876 km / 4,273 miCDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport · 7,096 km / 4,409 miAMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · 7,278 km / 4,522 miLGW · London Gatwick Airport · 7,404 km / 4,601 miAUH · Zayed International Airport · 3,797 km / 2,359 miZRH · Zürich Airport · 6,685 km / 4,154 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 6,917 km / 4,298 miCTA · Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · 5,466 km / 3,396 miFCO · Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · 6,001 km / 3,729 miBLQ · Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · 6,297 km / 3,913 miVRN · Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · 6,394 km / 3,973 miMXP · Milan Malpensa International Airport · 6,512 km / 4,046 miPRG · Václav Havel Airport Prague · 6,709 km / 4,169 miKUF · Kurumoch International Airport · 6,720 km / 4,176 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 6,786 km / 4,217 miSVO · Sheremetyevo International Airport · 6,918 km / 4,299 miKZN · Kazan International Airport · 6,937 km / 4,310 miLIS · Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · 7,055 km / 4,384 miLED · Pulkovo Airport · 7,384 km / 4,588 miOVB · Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport · 7,896 km / 4,906 miOVBLGWLEDLISKZNSVOPRGMXPFCOCTAISTTLVDXBCPTJNBADDKGLLLWHTMBWILAMSCDGFRAMADKUFZRHCAIDOHEBBSGXLKYKIYMBAVRNBLQMCTMWZSEUIRIMFATGTPMAAUHARKDARZNZ
Year-round33
DARJulius Nyerere International AirportTanzania · ZanAir, As Salaam Air, Air Tanzania +572 km45 miPMAPemba AirportTanzania · ZanAir, As Salaam Air, Air Tanzania +5125 km78 miTGTTanga AirportTanzania · As Salaam Air, Auric Air, Coastal Aviation127 km79 miMFAMafia AirportTanzania · Auric Air, Coastal Aviation195 km121 miMtemere AirportTanzania · ZanAir, Auric Air204 km127 miMBAMoi International AirportKenya · Fly540, Jambojet, RwandAir +1247 km153 miKIYKilwa AirportTanzania · Coastal Aviation301 km187 miJROKilimanjaro International AirportTanzania · Air Tanzania, Auric Air392 km244 miIRIIringa AirportTanzania · Auric Air416 km258 miARKArusha AirportTanzania · ZanAir, As Salaam Air, Air Tanzania +4428 km266 miLKYLake Manyara AirportTanzania · Coastal Aviation493 km306 miNBOJomo Kenyatta International AirportKenya · Fly540, Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways +1602 km374 miWILNairobi Wilson AirportKenya · Safarilink Aviation607 km377 miSGXSongea AirportTanzania · Auric Air638 km396 miSEUSeronera AirportTanzania · Coastal Aviation, Flightlink643 km400 miHTMBMbeya AirportTanzania · Tropical Air702 km436 miMWZMwanza International AirportTanzania · Coastal Aviation814 km506 miEBBEntebbe International AirportUganda · Auric Air, Uganda Airlines1,025 km637 miLLWKamuzu International AirportMalawi · Malawi Airlines1,031 km641 miKGLKigali International AirportRwanda · RwandAir, Auric Air1,113 km692 miADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportEthiopia · Ethiopian Airlines1,691 km1,051 miJNBO.R. Tambo International AirportSouth Africa · FlySafair, Airlink2,502 km1,555 miCPTCape Town International AirportSouth Africa · Airlink3,745 km2,327 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways3,749 km2,330 miMCTMuscat International AirportOman · Oman Air3,909 km2,429 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · flydubai, Air Tanzania3,911 km2,430 miCAICairo International AirportEgypt · EgyptAir4,126 km2,564 miTLVBen Gurion International AirportIsrael · Israir Airlines4,276 km2,657 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines5,389 km3,349 miVKOVnukovo International AirportRussia · Air Tanzania6,876 km4,273 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Air France7,096 km4,409 miAMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · KLM7,278 km4,522 miLGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · Air Tanzania7,404 km4,601 mi
Seasonal charter14
CTACatania-Fontanarossa AirportItaly · Neos5,466 km3,396 miFCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · Neos6,001 km3,729 miBLQBologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportItaly · Neos6,297 km3,913 miVRNVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo AirportItaly · Neos6,394 km3,973 miMXPMilan Malpensa International AirportItaly · Neos6,512 km4,046 miPRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Neos6,709 km4,169 miKUFKurumoch International AirportRussia · Azur Air6,720 km4,176 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · World2Fly6,786 km4,217 miVKOVnukovo International AirportRussia · Azur Air6,876 km4,273 miSVOSheremetyevo International AirportRussia · Nordwind Airlines6,918 km4,299 miKZNKazan International AirportRussia · Azur Air6,937 km4,310 miLISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · Hi Fly7,055 km4,384 miLEDPulkovo AirportRussia · Azur Air7,384 km4,588 miOVBNovosibirsk Tolmachevo AirportRussia · Azur Air7,896 km4,906 mi
Most destinationsAuric Air 11Coastal Aviation 9Air Tanzania 8Neos 6Azur Air 5ZanAir 4

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from ZNZ. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Abeid Amani Karume International Airport” (revision of 25 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers934K (2014)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#850of 3,974 · #48 Africa · #2 TZLongest runway3,022 m9,915 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#1,132of 29,823 · #165 Africa · #4 TZElevation17 m54 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=38,965of 43,341 · #2,950 Africa · #168 TZRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =176 Africa · =5 TZ
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

4 channels
APPZanzibar Approach121.200
TWRZanzibar Tower121.200
GNDZanzibar Ground121.700
ATIS126.400