Sumbawanga Airport
Appearance
Sumbawanga Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Sumbawanga (Swahili) | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Tanzania | ||||||||||
Operator | Tanzania Airports Authority | ||||||||||
Location | Sumbawanga, Tanzania | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 5,920 ft / 1,804 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 7°56′56″S 31°36′37″E / 7.94889°S 31.61028°E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Sumbawanga Airport (IATA: SUT, ICAO: HTSU) is an airport in western Tanzania serving the town of Sumbawanga in Rukwa Region.[3] The government has sought funds from the European Investment Bank for the upgrade of the airport.[4]
Stella Manyanga, the Rukwa Regional Commissioner has instead urged the government to construct a new airport at Kisumba village as the present facility does not have enough land for future expansion.[5] In April 2013, the Tanzania Airports Authority allocated funds for the evaluation of the area for the proposed future airport.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Airport information for SUT at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Sumbawanga
- ^ "Feasibility Study and Detailed Design for The Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Sumbawanga Airport" (PDF). Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Tanzania. March 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Rukwa airports upgrading to cost 80bn/-". Daily News (Tanzania). 26 December 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2013.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Rukwa RC looks for new airport". Daily News (Tanzania). 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "TAA allocates 50m for new airport site evaluation". Daily News (Tanzania). 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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