Dodoma International Airport
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The Dodoma Airport,
The Dodoma Airport, ( is an international airport located in the city-center of the Tanzania
n capital of Dodoma
. It has one runway of 2,056 meters. It was recently declared an international airport, but only to countries nearby or which share borders with Tanzania. The airport only flies ATR flights. It is just north of the city center in Maliwai,Dodoma. It has an elevation of 3,673 feet.
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The Dodoma Airport, ( is an international airport located in the city-center of the Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n capital of Dodoma
Dodoma
Dodoma , officially Dodoma Urban District, population 324,347 , is the national capital of Tanzania, and the capital of the Dodoma region. In 1973, plans were made to move the capital to Dodoma...
. It has one runway of 2,056 meters. It was recently declared an international airport, but only to countries nearby or which share borders with Tanzania. The airport only flies ATR flights. It is just north of the city center in Maliwai,Dodoma. It has an elevation of 3,673 feet.
Expansion
There are plans of expanding the current airport to at least handle a Boeing 777-400 flight. There are also plans to demolish this airport and build an airport with a 4,000 meter runway. Also,there are plans to build a new terminal for this airport along with a new terminal like the Julius Nyerere International AirportJulius Nyerere International Airport
Julius Nyerere International Airport -History:The German colonial Government built the first airport in Tanganyika at Kurasini in Temeke District in 1918. It was called Mkeja Airport....
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