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  IATA ZNZ
  ICAO HTZA
  Type Civil
  Run By Government
  Closest Town Zanzibar
  Elevation Ft 54
  Elevation M 16


  Runway Angle 18/36
  Runway Length F 8,077
  Runway Length M 2,462
  Runway Surface Asphalt


Zanzibar International Airport , also named Kisauni Airport, is the only airport on the island of Unguja , which together with Pemba Island forms the archipelago of Zanzibar , part of the United Republic of Tanzania. The airport is located approximately 6 km south of Stone Town .

The airport is currently served on a daily basis from all major East African airports such as Kilimanjaro Airport , Nairobi Airport , Arusha Airport , Mombasa Airport and Dar Es Salaam Airport by airlines such as Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways and Precision Air. South African airlines currently serves Zanzibar on Wednesdays and Saturdays from Johannesburg. There are also a couple of holiday charters such as Air Italy offering direct flights from non-African destinations such as Milan, Rome, Verona and Luxor.

The airport is open 24 hours a day and also hosts a cafeteria and several snack and souvenir shops.


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Number of flights handled (2005): 14,302

Passenger Traffic (2005): 418,814

Cargo handled (2005): 566 tons


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