Dodoma Airport
| Dodoma Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | HTDO |
| IATA code | DOD |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 1109 m (3638 ft ) |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Tanzania Airports Authority |
| Passengers | 31,605 (2017) |
| Flight movements |
4004 (2017) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 09/27 | 2450 m of asphalt |
The Dodoma airport is the airport of the Tanzanian capital of Dodoma . It is right in the city, about a kilometer north of the city center.
history
Until 2016, the runway had a length of 2042 meters. It was expanded to 2,450 meters in length in 2016 and the names were changed to 09 and 27.
Since the airport cannot be enlarged due to its location in the city, a new airport is planned around twelve kilometers north of Dodoma on the highway to Arusha .
Characteristics
The airport has an asphalt runway with a length of 2450 meters and a width of 30 meters.
| designation | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Flight movements | 2,686 | 4,004 |
| Passengers | 11,868 | 31,606 |
According to the number of flight movements, Dodoma was the sixth largest airport in Tanzania in 2017.
 
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Destinations of Dodoma |
Airlines and destinations
Dodoma Airport is served by the two Tanzanian airlines Air Tanzania and Precision Air . There are daily connections to Dar es Salaam and a weekly flight to Mwanza (as of 2020).
Incidents
There are no incidents recorded in the Aviation Safety Network database for Dodoma Airport. The following events occurred on the flight to and from Dodoma:
- On February 22, 1992, a BAe 125 aircraft of the Tanzanian government rolled over the runway while taking off in Mbeya and hit concrete blocks and trees. The plane was able to continue its flight to Dodoma.
- On April 13, 2006, a private Cessna 208 Caravan on the flight from Dodoma to Haydom hit a bad weather front and had to make an emergency landing in a field. Nobody was injured, but the aircraft was badly damaged.
- On June 1, 2007, both engines failed in a Tanzanian military aircraft on the flight from Kizota to Dodoma, so that the aircraft had to make an emergency landing in a field. None of the thirteen occupants were injured, and the Shorts 330UTT aircraft was damaged.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Dodoma - Tanzania. Retrieved March 30, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Expansion of Dodoma Airport expected to be complete by the end of August. In: The Exchange. August 9, 2016, Retrieved March 30, 2020 (American English).
- ^ A b Aeronautical Information Management International NOTAM Office. (PDF) TANZANIA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY, June 1, 2017, accessed March 30, 2020 (Series B0027 / 17 and B0095 / 16).
- ↑ New Dodoma Msalato International Airport. CAPA, accessed March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF MSALATO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN DODOMA MUNICIPALITY, TANZANIA. (PDF) June 13, 2019, p. 13 , accessed March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ World Aero Data: DODOMA - HTDO. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Traffic Statistics. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Flightradar24: Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map. Accessed March 30, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Harro Ranter: Dodoma Airport profile - Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .