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Tabora Airport

Airport in Tabora, Tanzania

TBO

Location of airport in Tanzania

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
13/31	1,900	6,234	Asphalt^[1]
08/26	1,500	4,921	Gravel^[1]

Statistics (2009)

Passengers	24,757

Sources: GCM^[2] Google Maps^[3] TCAA^[4]

Tabora Airport (IATA: TBO, ICAO: HTTB) is an airport in west-central Tanzania serving Tabora. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the town.^[5] Surface access from Tabora is via the tarmac Tabora to Ndembelwa village road, and then a three kilometre airport access tarmac road.^[5] Adjacent to the airport is the Tabora Command Military Base 202.

History

The former dirt strip of the Tabora Airport was improved and lengthened in 1942 during World War II. The South African Air Force supervised the work and built the hangar and the control tower. The airport was needed as a relay station for airborne supplies and troops destined for the North African desert campaign.

Facilities

Runway 08/26 is used as a taxiway to the terminal and hangar; there is no separate taxiway. The existing apron has a tarmac surface.^[5]

The airport has a terminal building, with a separate fire-suppression building. The airport manager has his office in a separate building. There is a hangar, a motor vehicle garage, and the control tower.^[5] The car park has a gravel surface. There are plans to pave the main runway and apron with asphalt (bitumen) and resurface the gravel on the alternate runway.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Tanzania	Dar es Salaam, Kigoma

References

^ ^a ^b "Tabora future set to brighten as air services resume". Daily News. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ Airport information for TBO at Great Circle Mapper.
^ Google Maps - Tabora
^ "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Feasibility Study and Detailed Design for The Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Tabora Airport" (PDF). Tanzania Airports Authority, Ministry of Infrastructure Development. November 2009.