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Bukoba Airport

Summary

Bukoba Airport (IATA: BKZ, ICAO: HTBU) is a domestic airport located in the city of Bukoba, the capital of the Kagera Region in northwest Tanzania. It is adjacent to Lake Victoria.

Bukoba Airport in 2008

Uwanja wa Ndege wa Bukoba (Swahili)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Tanzania
OperatorTanzania Airports Authority
LocationSokoine Road, Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania
Elevation AMSL3,766 ft / 1,148 m
Coordinates1°19′50″S 31°49′10″E / 1.33056°S 31.81944°E / -1.33056; 31.81944
Websitewww.taa.go.tz
Map
BKZ is located in Tanzania
BKZ
BKZ
Location of Bukoba airport.
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,385 4,544 Asphalt[1]
Statistics (2013)
PassengersDecrease 25,943
Aircraft movementsDecrease 1,946
Cargo (kg)Decrease 6,851
Source: TAA[2] TCAA[3] Google Maps[4] GCM[5]

The Bukoba non-directional beacon (Ident: BK) is located on the field.[6][7]

A new asphalt runway and other improvements were completed between April 2011 and April 2014.[8][9]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Air Tanzania Mwanza
Auric Air Mwanza, Rubondo
Precision Air Dar es Salaam, Mwanza

Statistics edit

Annual passenger traffic at BKZ airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents edit

  • On 6 November 2022, Precision Air Flight 494 from Dar es Salaam with 43 people on board crashed into Lake Victoria while attempting to land at the airport during bad weather and low visibility. The crash resulted in 19 fatalities, including both pilots who drowned before rescue workers could reach them.[10]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Mulisa, Meddy (4 January 2014). "Bukoba residents to be compensated". Daily News (Tanzania). Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Consolidated Traffic Statistics". Tanzania Airports Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. ^ "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  4. ^ Google Maps - Bukoba
  5. ^ Airport information for BKZ at Great Circle Mapper.
  6. ^ "Bukoba NDB (BK) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  7. ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  8. ^ "Upgrading and rehabilitation of Bukoba Airport". Tanzania Airports Authority. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  9. ^ See Google Earth historical images.
  10. ^ Mtulya, Athuman; Lasteck, Alfred (6 November 2022). "Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria". BBC. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

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