Airports / Tanzania / DAR
Julius Nyerere International Airport
HTDA / DARDar es Salaam, TanzaniaELEV 182 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 94% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ).
Overview
Julius Nyerere International Airport (HTDA / DAR) sits in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 182 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, DAR is a home base: Coastal Aviation, Everett Aviation, and Flight Link Air Charters operate from the field, 8 in all. The closest alternate fields are Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ, 39 nm), Pemba Airport (PMA, 104 nm), and Tanga Airport (TGT, 107 nm).
Trip costs from DAR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as HTJN and Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from DAR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HTDA
IATA
DAR
FAA / Local
HTDA
Elevation
182 ft
Coordinates
6.8735° S · 39.2073° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Tanzania fields
state range 54–4,678 ft
At 182 ft, DAR sits lower than 67% of the 12 Tanzania fields on the register.
Based charter operators8

Flight Link Air Charters
Dar es Salaam · Part 135

3.4★(45)
Coastal Aviation
Dar es Salaam · Part 135
3.9★(34)
Everett Aviation
Dar es Salaam · Part 135
4.3★(11)
Pelican aviation and tours
Dar es Salaam · Part 135
4.0★(1)
Fly Safari Airlink
Dar es Salaam · Part 135
HTDA
Safari Plus LTD
Dar es Salaam · Part 135
HTDA
Tanzanian Air Services, Ltd.
Dar es Salaam · Part 135
HTDA
Zantas Air Services Ltd
Dar es Salaam · Part 135
HTDA
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 39nmZNZAbeid Amani Karume International AirportZanzibar
- 104nmPMAPemba AirportChake Chake
- 107nmTGTTanga AirportTanga
- 172nmMBAMoi International AirportMombasa
- 210nmDODDodoma AirportDodoma
- 211nmIRIIringa AirportNduli
Location
Open the full mapHTDA · Julius Nyerere International Airport · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
