AirportsDodoma Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Dodoma, in Dodoma Region, Tanzania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DOD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DOD
- ICAO code
- HTDO
- City
- Dodoma
- State or region
- Dodoma Region
- Country
- Tanzania
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.1706° S, 35.7560° E
- Elevation
- 1,120 m (3,673 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,042 m (6,700 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DOD means Dodoma Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HTDO. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.1706° S, 35.7560° E. It stands 1,120 metres (3,673 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Dar es Salaam, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Dodoma Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,042 metres (6,700 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Tanzania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,042 m 6,700 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arusha AirportArusha | ARK | 326 km |
| Kilimanjaro International AirportArusha | JRO | 338 km |
| Tabora AirportTabora | TBO | 346 km |
| Shinyanga AirportShinyanga | SHY | 379 km |
| Abeid Amani Karume International AirportZanzibar | ZNZ | 384 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,874 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,941 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,087 km | 5 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,277 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,098 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,941 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,620 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,674 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,909 km | 14 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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