Coastal Aviation


Coastal Aviation is an airline that operates out of Julius Nyerere International Airport, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It services many areas in Tanzania, but also operates regionally to neighboring countries, including Kenya and Rwanda.

Location

The company's main office is located inside the Domestic Terminal, at Julius Nyerere International Airport, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's largest city and the country's business and financial capital. The geographical coordinates of the company's headquarters are:06°52'25.0"S, 39°12'07.0"E. The company slogan is The Flying Safari Company.
The company also maintains an office in the central business district of Dar es Salaam, on Ohio Street, at the corner with Bibi Titi Mohammed Street.

Overview

Coastal Aviation started out as a purely charter airline in 1987. As of May 2020, charter forms a significant percentage of its business. However it also maintains a scheduled service, operating mainly from Dar es Salaam Airport and Arusha Airport. After starting with a single aircraft operating between Dar es Salaam and Selous Game Reserve, Coastal Aviation has evolved into a flying safari airline in Eastern Africa, with a fleet of 24 aircraft and flights to 42 destinations spanning Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda.
As of May 2020, the airline employed about 300 staff members. In 2019, a total of approximately 150,000 passengers traveled with the airline.

Destinations

This is a partial list of Coastal Aviations destinations, as of May 2020.
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
TanzaniaArushaArusha Airport
TanzaniaIringaIringa Airport
TanzaniaMoshiKilimanjaro International Airport
TanzaniaKilwaKilwa Masoko Airport
TanzaniaMafia IslandMafia Airport
TanzaniaMwanzaMwanza Airport
TanzaniaLake ManyaraLake Manyara Airport
TanzaniaTangaTanga Airport
TanzaniaTarimeTarime Airstrip
TanzaniaPemba IslandPemba Airport
TanzaniaSelous Game ReserveMtemere Airstrip
TanzaniaSerengeti National ParkSeronera Airstrip
TanzaniaZanzibarZanzibar International Airport
TanzaniaDar es SalaamJulius Nyerere International Airport
KenyaNairobiWilson Airport
KenyaNairobiJomo Kenyatta International Airport
KenyaMigoriMigori Airport
RwandaKigaliKigali International Airport

Fleet

As of May 2020, Coastal Aviation operated a fleet of 24 aircraft, comprising the following aircraft types.

Accidents and incidents

On 15 November 2017, at 11.00 local time, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registration number 5H-EGG, with one pilot and ten tourists, crashed in unclear circumstances. The plane was in flight to Serengeti National Park and the accident occurred near Empakaai Camp, in Arusha Region. All 11 people on board died.
On 25 October 2017, at 1430 local time, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registration number 5H-THR, with one pilot and ten passengers, crashed after landing at Lobo Airstrip in Serengeti National Park. After touchdown, the pilot lost control of the aircraft, which veered to the left and struck a tree. The pilot and two passengers were injured. Eight other passengers were not hurt. The aircraft was badly damaged.