HTZA
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
HTZA / ZNZ / HTZA
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:54 pm (EAT)
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Municipality
Zanzibar
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Coordinates
6° 13′ 19″ S 39° 13′ 29″ E
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Elevation
54 ft (16 m MSL)
About Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (Swahili: Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Abeid Amani Karume, IATA: ZNZ, ICAO: HTZA) is the main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, and has flights to East Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. It was previously known as Kisauni Airport and Zanzibar International Airport. It was renamed in 2010 in honour of Abeid Amani Karume, the island's first president.