Pemba Airport (Tanzania)

Not to be confused with Pemba Airport (Mozambique).

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.^[3]

Pemba / Karume Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Pemba (Swahili)
IATA: PMA ICAO: HTPE WMO: 63845
Summary
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
Map
PMA Location of airport in Tanzania
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 1,517 4,977 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The Pemba non-directional beacon (Ident: PA) is located on the field.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
As Salaam Air	Tanga, Zanzibar
Auric Air	Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Tanga, Zanzibar
Coastal Aviation	Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Kilwa, Tanga, Zanzibar[5]
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.^[6]

See also

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