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Julius Nyerere International Airport

Coordinates: 06°52′41″S 39°12′10″E / 6.87806°S 39.20278°E / -6.87806; 39.20278
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Julius Nyerere International Airport

Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa
wa Julius Nyerere (Swahili)
Airside view of Terminal II
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorTanzania Airports Authority
LocationDar es Salaam, Tanzania
OpenedOctober 1954 (1954-10)[1]
Hub for
Time zoneEAT (UTC+03:00)
Elevation AMSL55 m / 180 ft
Coordinates06°52′41″S 39°12′10″E / 6.87806°S 39.20278°E / -6.87806; 39.20278
Websitewww.jnia.taa.go.tz
Map
DAR is located in Tanzania
DAR
DAR
DAR is located in Africa
DAR
DAR
DAR is located in Earth
DAR
DAR
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
14/32 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers2,289,000[2]
Land area1,700 ha (4,200 acres)[3]
Source: TAA[4]

Julius Nyerere International Airport (IATA: DAR, ICAO: HTDA) is the international airport of Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania. It is located in Kipawa ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The airport has flights to destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. It is named after Julius Nyerere, the nation's first president.[5]

History

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The reinforced concrete roofs at Terminal II are designed to resemble a forest canopy.
The Air Traffic Control Tower.
The Radar Tower.

In October 2005, "Dar es Salaam International Airport" (DIA) was renamed "Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere International Airport" and on 1 November 2006, "Julius Nyerere International Airport".[6] A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004, averaging 2,770 passengers per day.[7]

In April 2013, the Tanzania Airports Authority signed a TSH 275 billion contract with BAM International of the Netherlands for the construction of the first phase of Terminal III, with a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year.[8] In November 2015, the second phase was also awarded to BAM, at a contract price of US$110 million, and will add capacity for an additional 2.5 million passengers per year.[9] After completion of Terminal III, it is expected that Terminal II will be devoted solely to domestic passengers.[9] It is proposed to build a rail shuttle link from the airport to the city and rail coaches have already been bought for this (2014).[10]

The new Terminal 3 was constructed using domestic funding, and started operations in August 2019.[11][12] In October 2022, it was announced that Terminal 2 is all set to be renovated soon by the Government of Tanzania.[13][14] In February 2022, Tanzania Airports Authority announced their plans of developing a four-star hotel and commercial complex at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA).[15]

Terminals

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There are three terminals at Dar es Salaam airport.

Terminal 1 is a small terminal that handles chartered and private flights. It has an annual capacity of handling 500,000 passengers.[citation needed] This small terminal's operations as an International Airport ceased in 1984 after completion of Terminal II.

Terminal 2 is used for domestic and regional scheduled flights. It has a capacity of handling 1.5 million passengers.[16] As of March 31st, 2023, The terminal is set to close in June this year temporarily for 2 years to make ways for renovation. [17]

Terminal 3 is the newest terminal that opened in August 2019. It is used for International flights. The terminal consists of two phases, Phase I and II. There are 58 businesses in the terminal categorized under retails, operational machines and provision of services.[18]

Julius Nyerere International Airport Terminal III at night - November 2019.

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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The following passenger airlines operate at the airport:[4]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Tanzania Arusha, Bujumbura, Bukoba, Chato, Dodoma, Dubai–International,[19] Entebbe, Guangzhou, Harare, Iringa, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo (begins 30 November 2024),[20] Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, Mbeya, Moroni, Mpanda, Mtwara, Mumbai, Mwanza, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Ndola, Songea, Tabora, Zanzibar
Air Zimbabwe Harare[21]
Airlink Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo
As Salaam Air Zanzibar
Auric Air Dodoma, Iringa, Mafia Island, Morogoro, Pemba Island, Tanga, Zanzibar
Coastal Aviation Arusha, Kilwa, Mafia Island, Manyara, Moshi, Pemba Island, Saadani, Selous, Seronera, Songo Songo Island, Tanga, Zanzibar
Egyptair Cairo
Emirates Dubai–International
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Ewa Air Seasonal: Dzaoudzi[citation needed]
Flightlink Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Lake Manyara, Mombasa, Seronera, Zanzibar
Fly540 Mombasa, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
flydubai Dubai–International
Int'Air Îles Moroni
Kenya Airways Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
KLM Amsterdam1
LAM Mozambique Airlines Maputo, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Pemba
Malawian Airlines Blantyre, Lilongwe
Oman Air Muscat[22]
Precision Air Anjouan, Arusha, Bukoba, Dodoma, Kahama, Kilimanjaro, Mbeya, Moroni, Mtwara, Mwanza, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Seronera, Zanzibar
Qatar Airways Doha
RwandAir Kigali
South African Airways Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo (resumes 20 January 2025)[23]
Tropical Air Arusha, Mafia Island, Zanzibar
Turkish Airlines Istanbul,[24] Lusaka[25]
Uganda Airlines Entebbe
Zambia Airways Lusaka[26]
ZanAir Arusha, Pemba Island, Saadani, Selous, Zanzibar

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
Air Tanzania[27] Dubai–International, Kinshasa–N'djili, Lubumbashi, Mumbai
Astral Aviation[28] Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya Airways Cargo[29] Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta

Notes:
1: KLM's inbound flights from Amsterdam to Dar es Salaam make a stop in Kilimanjaro or Zanzibar. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Kilimanjaro/Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam.

Statistics

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Traffic figures[30]
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Aircraft Movements 21,879 31,539 32,074 37,035 44,289 49,523 50,604
Number of Passengers 586,325 621,513 652,002 703,483 822,398 1,011,392 1,124,235
Total Cargo (Metric Tons) 11,567 14,618 14,467 12,552 12,338 17,863 15,575
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Aircraft Movements 53,218 55,938 61,954 57,790 62,620 70,460 75,564
Number of Passengers 1,249,419 1,450,558 1,542,778 1,422,846 1,556,410 1,829,219 2,088,282
Total Cargo (Metric Tons) 15,617 18,456 23,039 18,844 19,675 23,946 25,412
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Aircraft Movements 77,185 77,990 75,240 75,749 74,286 71,420 69,970
Number of Passengers 2,348,819 2,478,055 2,496,394 2,469,356 2,385,456 2,417,090 2,390,265
Total Cargo (Metric Tons) 21,891 21,255 22,014 17,398 17,031 16,162 15,898

Aircraft accidents and incidents

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  • On 3 January 1950, United Air Services flight, flying an Avro Anson C.19 with registration VP-TAT, crash-landed at Dar es Salaam International Airport, killing both crew members.[31]
  • On 18 May 1989, an Aeroflot flight flying an Ilyushin 62 was hijacked by a South African after the plane took off from Luanda, Angola. The hijacker was armed with a grenade and attempted to hold hostage the occupants of the plane that carried members of the African National Congress. The hijacker was shot by a security guard as he attempted to enter the cockpit. The plane continued its scheduled stop at Dar es Salaam International Airport.[32]
  • On 11 April 2014, Kenya Airways flight KQ-482 flying an Embraer ERJ-190AR had an accident upon landing in heavy rains. The plane veered off the runway. All passengers and crew were evacuated. There were no reported fatalities and 3 passengers sustained minor injuries.[33]

References

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  5. ^ Zacharia, Alfred (13 February 2018). "Government says no more delays in JNIA work". The Citizen (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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  8. ^ "Tanzania: State Seals Contract to Build Terminal Three at Dar Airport", Daily News, reported by Abdulwakil Saiboko, reprinted at allAfrica website, 19 April 2013
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  13. ^ "Serikali kufanya ukarabati mkubwa wa jengo la abiria JNIA". Mwananchi Digital. 30 October 2022.
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  24. ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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  28. ^ - Ex-Nairobi schedule retrieved 13 November 2022
  29. ^ kqcargo.com - Freighter Route Map retrieved 13 November 2022
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