Bukoba Airport

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 Uwanja wa Ndege wa Bukoba (Swahili)
Bukoba Airport in 2008
IATA: BKZ ICAO: HTBU WMO: 63729
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Tanzania
Operator	Tanzania Airports Authority
Location	Sokoine Road, Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania
Elevation AMSL	3,766 ft / 1,148 m
Coordinates	1°19′50″S 31°49′10″E
Website	www.taa.go.tz
Map
BKZ Location of Bukoba airport.
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 1,385 4,544 Asphalt[1]
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 25,943 Aircraft movements 1,946 Cargo (kg) 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

Airlines	Destinations
Air Tanzania	Mwanza
Auric Air	Mwanza, Rubondo
Precision Air	Dar es Salaam, Mwanza

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at BKZ airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

• 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

• Tanzania portal
• Aviation portal
• List of airports in Tanzania
• Transport in Tanzania