Airport guide
Zanzibar International AirportIATA code ZNZ
Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ/HTZA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Zanzibar, Tanzania in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Codes
- ZNZ · HTZA
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Region
- Africa
Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ/HTZA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Zanzibar, Tanzania in Africa. Operating on Africa/Dar_es_Salaam local time at coordinates -6.220°, 39.220°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Zanzibar, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Zanzibar International Airport details
- IATA code
- ZNZ
- ICAO code
- HTZA
- City
- Zanzibar
- Country
- Tanzania
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates
- -6.222°, 39.225°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Zanzibar International Airport’s own pages.
ZNZ airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 16 m (54 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2014
- 934,337
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing dlca.logcluster.org (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Julius Nyerere International Airport DAR · 72 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at ZNZ
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 18/36: 3,022 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,022 m9,915 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from ZNZ
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from ZNZ in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from ZNZ to 16 destinations in 10 countries, on 14 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- UIAuric Air2 destinations
- PWPrecision Air2 destinations
- SMAir Cairo1 destination
- MSEgyptair1 destination
- ETEthiopian Airlines1 destination
- EYEtihad Airways1 destination
- YSFlightlink1 destination
- FZFlydubai1 destination
- FAFlySafair1 destination
- QRQatar Airways1 destination
- WBRwandAir1 destination
- F2Safarilink Aviation1 destination
- TKTurkish Airlines1 destination
- URUganda Airlines1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Tanzania (4)
- Arusha, Dar Es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Tanga
- Egypt (2)
- Cairo, Hurghada
- Kenya (2)
- Mombasa, Nairobi
- United Arab Emirates (2)
- Abu Dhabi, Dubai
- Ethiopia (1)
- Addis Ababa
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Rwanda (1)
- Kigali
- South Africa (1)
- Johannesburg
- Turkiye (1)
- Istanbul
- Uganda (1)
- Entebbe
Check schedules with the airline or Zanzibar International Airport before you book.
Routes from ZNZ
Originfacts does not track any routes from ZNZ yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at ZNZ
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names ZNZ, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Terminals, transport and parking at ZNZ
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Zanzibar, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Zanzibar International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:zanzibar-airport.com (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at ZNZ, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at -6.22°, 39.22° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: March (average high 30°C). Coolest: July (27°C high, 24°C low). Wettest: April (350 mm); driest: August (13 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°C | 27°C | 106 mm | |
| Feb | 30°C | 27°C | 42 mm | |
| Mar | 30°C | 28°C | 110 mm | |
| Apr | 29°C | 27°C | 350 mm | |
| May | 28°C | 26°C | 224 mm | |
| Jun | 28°C | 25°C | 44 mm | |
| Jul | 27°C | 24°C | 16 mm | |
| Aug | 27°C | 24°C | 13 mm | |
| Sep | 28°C | 25°C | 20 mm | |
| Oct | 29°C | 26°C | 79 mm | |
| Nov | 30°C | 27°C | 120 mm | |
| Dec | 30°C | 27°C | 109 mm |
Airports near Zanzibar
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- Dar Es SalaamJulius Nyerere International AirportDAR72 km
- PembaWawi AirportPMA126 km
- TangaTanga AirportTGT127 km
- MafiaMafiaMFA194 km
- UkundaUkunda AirportUKA217 km
- MombasaMoi International AirportMBA247 km
- Kilwa MasokoKilwa Masoko AirportKIY301 km
- MalindiMalindi AirportMYD346 km
- DodomaDodoma AirportDOD384 km
Zanzibar International Airport: common questions
Where is Zanzibar International Airport?
Zanzibar International Airport serves Zanzibar, Tanzania. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -6.222°, 39.225°.
What are the airport codes for Zanzibar International Airport?
The IATA code is ZNZ and the ICAO code is HTZA.
What time zone is ZNZ in?
Zanzibar International Airport is in the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone.
What is the official website of Zanzibar International Airport?
The airport’s official website is zanzibar-airport.com. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Zanzibar International Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at ZNZ: 18/36 (3,022 m (9,915 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from ZNZ?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from ZNZ to 16 destinations in 10 countries, the most in Tanzania (4), Egypt (2) and Kenya (2). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
How many passengers use Zanzibar International Airport?
Wikidata records 934,337 passengers for 2014, the latest year it holds.
Which airlines have a hub at ZNZ?
Wikidata lists ZNZ as a hub of As Salaam Air and ZanAir.
What is the weather like at ZNZ through the year?
NASA POWER averages for 2016–2025 put the warmest month at March (average high 30°C, low 28°C) and the coolest at July (27°C / 24°C); April is the wettest (350 mm) and August the driest (13 mm).
What is the elevation of Zanzibar International Airport?
OurAirports gives ZNZ’s elevation as 16 m (54 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Zanzibar International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q1393401 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)