Airport in Pemba Island, Zanzibar
| Pemba / Karume Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Pemba (Swahili) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Zanzibar | ||||||||||
| Operator | Zanzibar Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chake-Chake | ||||||||||
| Location | Pemba Island, Zanzibar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 5°15′30″S 39°48′40″E / 5.25833°S 39.81111°E / -5.25833; 39.81111 | ||||||||||
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Pemba Airport (IATA: PMA, ICAO: HTPE) is an airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Pemba Island. It is also known as Karume Airport and Wawi Airport. It is located approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Chake-Chake, the capital of the island. The Zanzibar government is looking into the possibility of renaming the airport to Thabit Kombo Jecha in recognition of his role in the Zanzibar Revolution.
The Pemba non-directional beacon (Ident: PA) is located on the field.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| As Salaam Air | Tanga, Zanzibar |
| Auric Air | Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Tanga, Zanzibar |
| Coastal Aviation | Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Kilwa, Tanga, Zanzibar |
| Tropical Air | Zanzibar |
| ZanAir | Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar |
Accidents and Incidents
- On 24 January 2014, a ZanAir LET-410 skidded off the runway on landing and impacted a group of bushes, causing substantial damage. There were no reported injuries, and the cause was determined to be a brake failure.
See also
References
- Airport information for PMA at Great Circle Mapper.
- Google Maps - Pemba
- "Zanzibar airports authority to improve services". Daily News, Tanzania. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- http://www.coastal.co.tz/destinations/pemba/
- Ranter, Harro. "Incident Let L-410UVP-E9 5H-ZAP, 24 Jan 2014". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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