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Kigoma

Tabora

DID YOU KNOW?
Distance between
Kigoma & Tabora is
355 km (220 miles).

COUNTRY CLIENT
Tanzania Tanzania Airport
Authority (TAA)

FEATURES
Kigoma airport’s upgrade will increase the number of
flights, improving the area’s economy.
Tabora airport’s upgrade will encourage hunting trips,
thus enhancing tourism in this area.

KIGOMA AIRPORT TABORA AIRPORT

Located within supervision of Operated by TAA and a new MET
Kigoma-Ujiji the new terminal and located 8 km Observatory Building,
municipality, 10 km building, new south of Tabora town, together with a car
from Kigoma town control tower, and Tabora airport has park and an access
center, Kigoma the Meteorological two runways that road will result in a
airport operated (MET) Observatory were built between better traffic flow
by TAA has known Building. An 1941 and 1942 by and will encourage
many incidents in the extension of the the Royal South hunting trips, thus
past. While serving apron, a new security African Air Force. enhancing tourism in
as a domestic and fence, a new car park Although it serves this area.
partially regional and an access road, as a regional hub
airport to/from and the supply and offering chartered This project sees us
Rwanda, Burundi installation of new flights for hunting bringing assistance
and Democratic AGL and NAVAIDS areas and mining to the Tanzania
Republic of Congo, will definitely camps, the only Airports Authority in
this airport lacked increase the safety airline flying from/ particular and to the
many essential and smoothen the to this airport is Air United Republic of
components for a flow of air traffic. Tanzania, transferring Tanzania in general,
safe circulation of This upgrade will passengers to Dar with high quality
airplanes. increase the number Essalam and Kigoma standards and due
of flights, improving airport. consideration to
As a result, K&A the area’s economy. the environmental
is leading the The construction of protection provisions.
a terminal building

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