Lindi Airport
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Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
16/34 | 1,748 | 5,735 | Grass |
03/21 | 1,613 | 5,292 | Grass |
10/28 | 1,364 | 4,475 | Grass |
Lindi Airport (IATA: LDI, ICAO: HTLI) is an airport serving Lindi, the capital of the Lindi Region of Tanzania. It is also known as Kikwetu Airport.[1][2]
Location
The airport is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi), northeast of the town of Lindi.[3] This is about 400 kilometres (249 mi), by road and about 337 kilometres (209 mi), by air, south-east of Julius Nyerere International Airport, the largest airport in Tanzania.[4] The coordinates of Lindi Airport (Kikwetu Airport) are: 09°51'01.0"S, 39°45'41.0"E (Latitude:-9.850282; Longitude:39.761381).[5]
Overview
Lindi Airport is owned by the Government of Tanzania and is administered by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority.[6] In September 2016, the government of Tanzania announced plans to expand and upgrade the airport at an estimated cost of US$125 million. The government is actively seeking funding for this purpose.[7]
See also
Tanzania portal
Aviation portal
- List of airports in Tanzania
- Transport in Tanzania
References
- ^ Google (13 September 2016). "Map of Lindi Airport (Kikwetu Airport)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ TCAA (13 September 2016). "List of Aerodromes In Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Globefeed.com (13 September 2016). "Distance between Town Health Center, Amani Street, Lindi, Lindi Region, Tanzania and Kikwetu Airport, Lindi, Lindi Region, Tanzania". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Globefeed.com (13 August 2016). "Distance between Julius Nyerere International Airport, Julius K. Nyerere Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Kikwetu Airport, Lindi, Lindi Region, Tanzania". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ Google (13 September 2016). "Location of Lindi Airport (Kikwetu Airport), Lindi Region, Tanzania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ CAPA (13 September 2016). "CAPA Centre for Aviation: Lindi Airport". Centre for Aviation (CAPA). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Kabona, Esiara (12 September 2016). "Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania target private investments worth $10 billion". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - Lindi
- OurAirports - Kikwetu
- Airport information for LDI at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for LDI at Aviation Safety Network
- Kikwetu Airport at World Airport Codes
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