Abeid Amani Karume International Airport

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Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
IATA: ZNZ ICAO: HTZA WMO: 63870
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Zanzibar
Operator	Zanzibar Airports Authority
Serves	Zanzibar City
Location	Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Hub for	ZanAir
Elevation AMSL	54 ft / 16 m
Coordinates	6°13′20″S 39°13′30″E / 6.22222°S 39.22500°E / -6.22222; 39.22500
Website	www.taa.go.tz
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 3,007 9,865 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 934,337 Aircraft movements 50,672 Metric kg of cargo 1,735
Source: TAA[1] GCM[2]

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (Swahili: Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Abeid Amani Karume, IATA: ZNZ, ICAO: HTZA) is the main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, and has flights to East Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. It was previously known as Kisauni Airport and Zanzibar International Airport. It was renamed in 2010 in honour of Abeid Amani Karume, the island's first president.