Julius Nyerere International Airport
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Julius Nyerere International Airport ' onMouseout='HidePop("18913")' href="/topics/Dar_es_Salaam">Dar es Salaam
, the largest city in Tanzania
. The airport is named after the first Tanzanian President, Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere
.
built the first airport in Tanganyika
at Kurasini in Temeke District
in 1918. It was called Mkeja Airport.
Another airport known as Dar es Salaam Airport, Terminal I, was built at Ukonga area, as the former could not meet the demands. Therefore the Government of Tanzania extended the airport to Terminal II in 1979. It was inaugurated by Julius Nyerere
in October 1984.
In October 2005, Dar es Salaam International Airport (DIA) was renamed Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere International Airport.
A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004; averaging 2,770 passengers per day.
On November 1, 2006 the Government of Tanzania decided to rename the airport once again, now becoming Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA).
A partnership project underway between the Government of Tanzania and China will see the current airport expand to Terminal Four.
The airport will be East Africa's largest airport with modern facilities and amenities.
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...
, the largest city in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. The airport is named after the first Tanzanian President, Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere
Julius Nyerere
Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian politician who served as the first President of Tanzania and previously Tanganyika, from the country's founding in 1961 until his retirement in 1985....
.
History
The German colonial GovernmentGerman East Africa
German East Africa was a German colony in East Africa, which included what are now :Burundi, :Rwanda and Tanganyika . Its area was , nearly three times the size of Germany today....
built the first airport in Tanganyika
Tanganyika
Tanganyika , later formally the Republic of Tanganyika, was a sovereign state in East Africa from 1961 to 1964. It was situated between the Indian Ocean and the African Great Lakes of Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika...
at Kurasini in Temeke District
Temeke
Temeke District is the southernmost of three districts in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with Kinondoni located to the far North of the city, and Ilala being located in the downtown of Dar es Salaam. To the East is the Indian Ocean and to the South and West is the Coastal region of Tanzania. The 2002...
in 1918. It was called Mkeja Airport.
Another airport known as Dar es Salaam Airport, Terminal I, was built at Ukonga area, as the former could not meet the demands. Therefore the Government of Tanzania extended the airport to Terminal II in 1979. It was inaugurated by Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere
Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian politician who served as the first President of Tanzania and previously Tanganyika, from the country's founding in 1961 until his retirement in 1985....
in October 1984.
In October 2005, Dar es Salaam International Airport (DIA) was renamed Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere International Airport.
A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004; averaging 2,770 passengers per day.
On November 1, 2006 the Government of Tanzania decided to rename the airport once again, now becoming Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA).
JNIA today
In 2006, the airport served 1,249,419 passengersA partnership project underway between the Government of Tanzania and China will see the current airport expand to Terminal Four.
The airport will be East Africa's largest airport with modern facilities and amenities.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and Incidents
- On 16 February 2011 Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es SalaamDar es SalaamDar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...
was closed overnight as a precaution after explosions rocked a number of munitions depots located about 10 kilometres from the airport killing at least 20 people.