AirportsAbeid Amani Karume International Airport is a large airport serving Zanzibar, in Kaskazini Unguja Region, Tanzania. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZNZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZNZ
- ICAO code
- HTZA
- City
- Zanzibar
- State or region
- Kaskazini Unguja Region
- Country
- Tanzania
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.2220° S, 39.2249° E
- Elevation
- 16 m (54 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,022 m (9,915 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZNZ means Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HTZA. 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 6.2220° S, 39.2249° E. It stands 16 metres (54 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
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,022 metres (9,915 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 16 airports of Tanzania on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,022 m 9,915 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Julius Nyerere International AirportDar es Salaam | DAR | 72 km |
| Tanga AirportTanga | TGT | 127 km |
| Mafia AirportKilindoni | MFA | 195 km |
| Moi International AirportMombasa, Kenya | MBA | 247 km |
| Malindi International AirportMalindi, Kenya | MYD | 347 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,604 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,637 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,911 km | 5 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,443 km | 9 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,391 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,168 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,238 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,364 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,603 km | 14 h 30 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.
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