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Dar es Salaam Airport Information
The telephone number for Julius Nyerere International Airport (Dar es Salaam airport) is +255-22-2844212, +255-22-2844371/2, or +255-22-2844224.
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Main Airport of Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Airport Code/Dar Airport Code/Julius Nyerere International Airport Code/Airport Code Dar
The IATA Dar es Salaam airport code (the one most commonly used) is DAR. The ICAO Dar es Salaam airport code is HTDA.
Key Details about Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)
- Location: Situated in the Kipawa ward of Ilala District, approximately 12 kilometers southwest of central Dar es Salaam.
- Terminals:
- Terminal 1: Handles chartered and private flights.
- Terminal 2: Used for domestic and regional scheduled flights.
- Terminal 3: The newest terminal, opened in August 2019, dedicated to international flights .
- Runways:
- Runway 05/23: 3,000 meters (9,843 feet) long, surfaced with asphalt.
- Runway 14/32: 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) long, also asphalt-surfaced .
- Elevation: Approximately 55 meters (182 feet) above sea level.
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Dar es Salaam Tanzania Airport – Airlines
The following airlines operate flights to and from Dar es Salaam airport:
- AB Aviation
- Air Mauritius
- Air Tanzania
- Air Zimbabwe
- Airlink
- Auric Air
- Emirates
- Kenya Airways
- South African Airways
- Uganda Airlines
- Swiss
- KLM
- LAM Mozambique Airlines
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- Precision Air
- EgyptAir
- RwandAir
- Oman Air
- Turkish Airlines
- Proflight Zambia
- Malawi Airlines
- Ewa Air
- Fly540
- flydubai
- Int’Air Îles
- Coastal Aviation
- TanzanAir
- ZanAir
- Tropical Air
- Jambo Aviation
- Flightlink
- Air Excel
- Zantas Air
- Pelican Aviation & Tours
- As Aalaam Air
- Safari Air Link
- Regional Air
- Safari Plus
- Fly Zanzibar
- My Fly Aviation
These airlines connect Dar es Salaam to the following locations:
Along with the passenger airlines that serve Dar es Salaam airport, cargo planes from the following airlines also serve the airport:
- Astral Aviation
- Kenya Airways
- Lion Air Cargo
- Martinair
Dar es salaam Airport Terminal 3 & Other Terminals at the Airport Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam airport now has 3 terminals:
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- Terminal 1 is a small terminal that handles chartered and private flights
- Terminal 2 is for domestic and regional scheduled flights, and
- Terminal 3 is the airport’s newest terminal, used for international flights. Terminal 3 opened in August 2019.
Getting Anywhere from Dar es Salaam Airport
If you are wondering how to get from Dar es Salaam airport to your destination in the city, you can book transportation here.
Why am I telling you this? Because over the holidays, I searched for the airport’s number tirelessly to no avail.
I searched the white pages of the telephone directory.
I searched the yellow pages. I even searched the Internet and came up with nothing (well at least nothing that actually worked).
And then…
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