ARKHTAR

Arusha Airport

Arusha, Tanzania · Africa

Africa Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

8direct destinations

10airlines

1runway

1,639 mLongest runway

1953opened

Arusha Airport (IATA: ARK, ICAO: HTAR) (Uwanja wa ndege wa Arusha in Swahili) is a domestic airport located in Olasiti ward of the city of Arusha, the capital of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The airport is currently undergoing an expansion, which includes a new apron and terminal building. The Arusha non-directional beacon (Ident: AR) is located at the west end of the field.

Location

3.368°S, 36.633°E · 1.387 m s. n. m. (4.550 ft)

General data

CountryTanzania

CityArusha

IATA codeARK

ICAO codeHTAR

Coordinates3.368°S, 36.633°E

Elevation1.387 m s. n. m. (4.550 ft)

Time zoneAfrica/Dar_es_Salaam

Runways1

Longest runway1,639 m

OperatorTanzania Airports Authority

Opened1953

Direct destinations8

Runways · 1

09/27

Length1,639 m5,377 ft

Width32 m105 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Tower

118.400

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

Arusha Airport was constructed in 1953 by Colonel Grey, who was a prominent coffee and sorghum farmer in Mateves. The airport was officially transferred to the government after Tanganyika gained independence in 1961.

Initially managed by East African Airways, the airport came under the oversight of the agricultural ministry known as Kilimo Hanger following the dissolution of the East African Community in 1977. In 1999, the Tanzania Airports Authority was established as an executive agency with the responsibility of operating and managing all government airports and airstrips across Tanzania mainland.

Airlines operating here · 10

Other airlines with direct routes

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Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Arusha Airport (ARK). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ARK

MLA

“Arusha Airport (ARK).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ARK. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_ark,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Arusha Airport (ARK)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ARK},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ARK}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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