Lindi Airport Uwanja wa Ndege wa Lindi (Swahili) Kikwetu Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Government of Tanzania | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Tanzania Airports Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Lindi | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Lindi Region, Tanzania | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 100 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 09°51′01″S 39°45′41″E / 9.85028°S 39.76139°E | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lindi Airport (IATA: LDI, ICAO: HTLI) is an airport serving Lindi, the capital of the Lindi Region of Tanzania. It is also known as Kikwetu Airport.[1][2]
The airport is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi), northeast of the town of Lindi.[3] This is about 400 kilometres (249 mi), by road and about 337 kilometres (209 mi), by air, south-east of Julius Nyerere International Airport, the largest airport in Tanzania.[4] The coordinates of Lindi Airport (Kikwetu Airport) are: 09°51'01.0"S, 39°45'41.0"E (Latitude:-9.850282; Longitude:39.761381).[5]
Lindi Airport is owned by the Government of Tanzania and is administered by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority.[6] In September 2016, the government of Tanzania announced plans to expand and upgrade the airport at an estimated cost of US$125 million. The government is actively seeking funding for this purpose.[7]