Airport Guide for Zanzibar International Airport

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  February 10, 2012  

Zanzibar International Airport  also named Kisauni Airport, is the only airport on the island of Unguja, which together with Pemba Island forms the archipelago of Zanzibar, part of the United Republic of Tanzania. The airport is located approximately 6 km south of Stone Town.

The airport is currently served on a daily basis from all major East African airports such as Kilimanjaro Airport, Nairobi Airport, Arusha Airport, Mombasa airport and Dar es Salaam Airport by airlines such as Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways and Precision Air.

South African Airlines currently serves Zanzibar on Wednesdays and Saturdays from Johannesburg. Air Uganda has twice weekly direct flights between Entebbe International Airport and Zanzibar on Mondays and Fridays.

There are also a couple of holiday charters such as Air Italy offering direct flights from destinations such as Milan, Rome, Verona and Luxor or Condor from Frankfurt via Mombasa.

The airport is open 24 hours a day and also hosts a cafeteria and several snack and souvenir shops.