Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ICAO: HTZA) is the main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is located about 5 kilometers (3. 1 miles) south of Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, and has flights to East Africa, Europe and the Middle East. It was previously known as Kisauni Airport and Zanzibar International Airport. It was renamed in 2010 in honor of Abeid Amani Karume, the first president of the island.
Terminal 1 is an ina... Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ICAO: HTZA) is the main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. It is located about 5 kilometers (3. 1 miles) south of Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, and has flights to East Africa, Europe and the Middle East. It was previously known as Kisauni Airport and Zanzibar International Airport. It was renamed in 2010 in honor of Abeid Amani Karume, the first president of the island.
Terminal 1 is an inactive terminal, used during the British protectorate of Zanzibar. This is a small building located on the north side of terminal 2 and currently used as an airport office. Terminal 2 is active for all landing aircraft. Construction of the third terminal started in January 2011. The new terminal was inaugurated in September 2020 and started operation in early 2021. Terminal 3 serves international flights while terminal 2 serves both domestic and some international flights.
