Arusha Airport

Arusha Airport

Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha (Swahili)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Tanzania
OperatorTanzania Airports Authority
LocationArusha Region, Tanzania
Hub forAir Excel
Regional Air
Built1953[1]
Elevation AMSL4,550 ft / 1,387 m
Coordinates3°22′00″S 36°37′19″E / 3.36667°S 36.62194°E / -3.36667; 36.62194
Websitewww.taa.go.tz
Map
ARK is located in Tanzania
ARK
ARK
Location of airport in Tanzania
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,860 6,102 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
PassengersDecrease 142,224
Aircraft movementsDecrease 20,692
Cargo (kg)Decrease 141,061
Sources: TAA[2] TCAA[3] GCM[4] Google Maps[5]

Arusha Airport (IATA: ARK, ICAO: HTAR) (Uwanja wa ndege wa Arusha in Swahili) is a domestic airport located in Olasiti ward of the city of Arusha, the capital of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The airport is currently undergoing an expansion, which includes a new apron and terminal building.[6]

The Arusha non-directional beacon (Ident: AR) is located at the west end of the field.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Mapy.cz".
  2. ^ "Tanzania airport traffic statistics until 2015". taa.go.tz. Tanzania Airport Authority. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ^ "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  4. ^ Airport information for ARK at Great Circle Mapper.
  5. ^ Google Maps - Arusha
  6. ^ "New Apron, Terminal Building for Arusha Airport". Arusha Times. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Arusha NDB (AR) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  8. ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.