Arusha Airport

Arusha Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha  (Swahili)
IATA: ARK – ICAO: HTAR – WMO: 63789
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Tanzania
Operator	Tanzania Airports Authority
Location	Arusha, Tanzania
Hub for	Air Excel Regional Air
Elevation AMSL	4,550 ft / 1,387 m
Coordinates	3°22′00″S 36°37′19″E / 3.36667°S 36.62194°ECoordinates: 3°22′00″S 36°37′19″E / 3.36667°S 36.62194°E
Map
ARK Location of airport in Tanzania
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 1,620 5,315 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 142,224 Aircraft movements 20,692 Cargo (kg) 141,061
Sources: TAA[1] TCAA[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4]

Departure/Check-in Area

Security Gate to Boarding Area

Arusha Airport (IATA: ARK, ICAO: HTAR) is an airport serving Arusha, the capital of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The airport is currently undergoing an expansion, which includes a new apron and terminal building but not a runway extension.^[5]

The Arusha non-directional beacon (Ident: AR) is located at the west end of the field.^[6][7]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
As Salaam Air	Zanzibar
Coastal Aviation	Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Kigali, Mafia Island, Manyara, Mikumi, Mwanza, Pemba Island, Ruaha, Selous Game Reserve, Serengeti National Park, Seronera, Tanga, Tarangire National Park, Zanzibar
Precision Air	Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
Regional Air	Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Zanzibar
Tropical Air	Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
ZanAir	Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Pemba Island, Zanzibar

Statistics

Year	Passengers		Aircraft movements		Cargo (kg)
2010	154,174	20.5%	19,460	15.5%	812,930	6.69%
2011	112,433	-37.1%	21,306	8.66%	41,238	-1871%
2012	162,268	30.7%	22,690	6.10%	192,725	78.6%
2013	187,911	13.7%	23,868	4.94%	212,760	9.42%
2014	179,511	-4.68%	23,904	0.15%	148,390	-43.4%
2015	142,224	-26.2%	20,692	-15.5%	141,061	-5.20%
Source: Tanzania Airports Authority[8]

Accidents and incidents

• On 18 December 2013, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 (ET-AQW) flight from Addis Ababa to Kilimanjaro International Airport made an unscheduled landing at the airport after it failed to land at its destination.^[9] The runway is shorter than the 767 is normally able to operate from. Consequently, it overran the end of the runway which resulted in the airport being closed for a short time.^[10] A few days later it was flown ^[11][12] empty to Kilimanjaro International Airport.^[13]

See also

• Tanzania portal
• Aviation portal
• List of airports in Tanzania
• Transport in Tanzania

References

1. "Tanzania airport traffic statistics until 2015". taa.go.tz. Tanzania Airport Authority. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
2. "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
3. Airport information for ARK at Great Circle Mapper.
4. Google Maps - Arusha
5. "New Apron, Terminal Building for Arusha Airport". Arusha Times. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
6. Arusha NDB
7. SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
8. "TAA traffic consolidated statistics". taa.go.tz. Tanzania Airport Authority. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
9. "Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET-815 of 18 December 2013" (Press release). 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
10. THOME, WOLFGANG H. (18 December 2013). "ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES IN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT ARUSHA MUNICIPAL FIELD". eturbonews.com. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yr8C9tKvyw
12. Ethiopian B767 taking off
13. Stranded Ethiopian 767

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Arusha
• OurAirports - Arusha
• General airport information
• Arusha Airport approach on YouTube