Tanga Airport

Tanga Airport

Uwanja wa Ndege wa Tanga (Swahili)
Terminal building
Location of airport within the city
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorTanzania Airports Authority
ServesCity of Tanga, Tanzania
LocationMwanzange, Tanga City Council, Tanga Region
Elevation AMSL39 m / 128 ft
Coordinates5°5′31.52″S 39°4′18″E / 5.0920889°S 39.07167°E / -5.0920889; 39.07167
Websitewww.taa.go.tz
Map
TGT
Location of airport in Tanzania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,255 4,117 Asphalt
14/32 1,388 4,554 Grass
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 21,271
Aircraft movements 3,444
Source: TAA GCM Google Maps

Tanga Airport (IATA: TGT, ICAO: HTTG) (Uwanja wa Ndege wa Tanga, in Swahili) is a small domestic airport located in Mwanzange ward of Tanga City Council in Tanga Region, Tanzania. It is the sole airport in the regional capital city of Tanga.

It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the city, off the A14 trunk road. The airport is scheduled flights to Arusha, Dar es Salaam and the Zanzibar Archipelago islands of Unguja and Pemba.

The Tanga non-directional beacon (Ident: TG) is located on the field.