Abeid Amani Karume International Airport


Abeid Amani Karume International Airport is the main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island. It is about 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.
South approach and departures are over the water. The Zanzibar VOR-DME is located off the south end of the runway. The Zanzibar non-directional beacon is located on the field.

Terminals

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 is active for all landing aircraft. A new shelter on the entrance of the airport has been put in place.

Terminal 2

Construction of the second terminal started in January 2011 by the Chinese Beijing Construction Engineering Group. A new apron of will replace the existing. The project is estimated to cost about US$70.4 million. On completion, it will have the capacity to serve up to 1.5 million passengers per year. The new terminal was expected to be operational in 2014, but construction work is still ongoing as of July 2019. Once completed, terminal 1 will become the domestic flight terminal.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following passenger airlines operate at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport.

Cargo