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Pemba Airport

Chake Chake, Tanzania

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HTPE

Elevation

80 ft

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Location

Chake Chake · 25 · Tanzania

Position

-5.257°, 39.811° · 80 ft elev.

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Gateway to Pemba Island's cloves and coral reefs.

Location

Chake Chake, Tanzania

Pemba Airport (IATA: PMA, ICAO: HTPE) is the main airport serving Pemba Island, part of the Zanzibar Archipelago in Tanzania. Located near Chake Chake, the island's principal town, it provides essential air connectivity to this relatively remote island in the Indian Ocean. The airport handles scheduled domestic flights primarily connecting Pemba Island to Zanzibar's Unguja Island and Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian mainland. It serves both residents and tourists drawn to Pemba's renowned diving sites and lush landscapes. Due to the island's limited road and sea transport options, the airport plays a critical role in the daily movement of passengers and goods. The facility is modest in scale, reflecting the relatively low passenger volumes typical of a small island destination.

Terminals

The airport operates a single small terminal building handling all passenger arrivals and departures.

Getting to & from

Taxis and minibuses are the primary means of ground transport between the airport and Chake Chake town.

Airlines here

Coastal Aviation and Auric Air are among the regional carriers providing scheduled service to Pemba Airport.

Notable facts

›Pemba Island is one of the world's top scuba diving destinations, driving tourist traffic through the airport.
›The airport's single runway accommodates small to medium turboprop aircraft.
›Pemba Island is sometimes called the 'Green Island' due to its dense vegetation and clove plantations.
›Flights to Zanzibar (Unguja) and Dar es Salaam represent the primary scheduled routes.
›The airport is managed under the authority of Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA).

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