Airports / Tanzania / JRO
Kilimanjaro International Airport
HTKJ / JROArusha, TanzaniaELEV 2,932 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
3 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 74% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Arusha Airport (ARK) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kilimanjaro International Airport, listed as HTKJ / JRO, is a large commercial airport in Arusha, Tanzania. The airport sits 2,932 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Air Excel Ltd., Grumeti Air LTD, and Regional Air Services Tanzania are based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Arusha Airport (ARK, 27 nm), Amboseli Airport (ASV, 48 nm), and Lake Manyara Airport (LKY, 75 nm).
Charter pricing from JRO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Arusha.
Field capability
ICAO
HTKJ
IATA
JRO
FAA / Local
HTKJ
Elevation
2,932 ft
Coordinates
3.4270° S · 37.0735° 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 2,932 ft, JRO sits lower than 50% of the 12 Tanzania fields on the register.
Based charter operators3
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 27nmARKArusha AirportArusha
- 48nmASVAmboseli AirportOl Tukai
- 75nmLKYLake Manyara AirportLake Manyara National Park
- 127nmNBOJomo Kenyatta International AirportNairobi
- 127nmWILNairobi Wilson AirportNairobi
- 130nmHKREMoi Air BaseNairobi
Location
Open the full mapHTKJ · Kilimanjaro International Airport · Arusha, Tanzania