Sumbawanga Airport

Sumbawanga Airport
Uwanja wa Ndege wa Sumbawanga  (Swahili)
IATA: SUT – ICAO: HTSU
– WMO: 63881
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Tanzania
Operator Tanzania Airports Authority
Location Sumbawanga, Tanzania
Elevation AMSL 5,920 ft / 1,804 m
Coordinates 7°56′56″S 31°36′37″E / 7.94889°S 31.61028°E / -7.94889; 31.61028Coordinates: 7°56′56″S 31°36′37″E / 7.94889°S 31.61028°E / -7.94889; 31.61028
Map
SUT

Location of airport in Tanzania

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,428 4,685 GRE
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 806
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Sumbawanga Airport (IATA: SUT, ICAO: HTSU) is an airport in western Tanzania serving the town of Sumbawanga in Rukwa Region.[3] The government has sought funds from the European Investment Bank for the upgrade of the airport.[4]

Stella Manyanga, the Rukwa Regional Commissioner has instead urged the government to construct a new airport at Kisumba village as the present facility does not have enough land for future expansion.[5] In April 2013, the Tanzania Airports Authority allocated funds for the evaluation of the area for the proposed future airport.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for SUT at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Google Maps - Sumbawanga
  3. ↑ "Feasibility Study and Detailed Design for The Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Sumbawanga Airport" (PDF). Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Tanzania. March 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Rukwa airports upgrading to cost 80bn/-". Daily News (Tanzania). 26 December 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Rukwa RC looks for new airport". Daily News (Tanzania). 27 February 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "TAA allocates 50m for new airport site evaluation". Daily News (Tanzania). 5 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.


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