Julius Nyerere International Airport (IATA: DAR, ICAO: HTDA) is the international airport of Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania. It is located in Kipawa ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. The airport has flights to destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. It is named after Julius Nyerere, the nation's first president.

History

In October 2005, "Dar es Salaam International Airport" (DIA) was renamed "Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere International Airport" and on 1 November 2006, "Julius Nyerere International Airport". A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004, averaging 2,770 passengers per day.

In April 2013, the Tanzania Airports Authority signed a TSH 275 billion contract with BAM International of the Netherlands for the construction of the first phase of Terminal III, with a capacity of 3.5 million passengers per year. In November 2015, the second phase was also awarded to BAM, at a contract price of US$110 million, and will add capacity for an additional 2.5 million passengers per year. After completion of Terminal III, it is expected that Terminal II will be devoted solely to domestic passengers. It is proposed to build a rail shuttle link from the airport to the city and rail coaches have already been bought for this (2014).

The new Terminal 3 was constructed using domestic funding, and started operations in August 2019. In October 2022, it was announced that Terminal 2 is all set to be renovated soon by the Government of Tanzania. In February 2022, Tanzania Airports Authority announced their plans of developing a four-star hotel and commercial complex at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA).

Terminals

There are three terminals at Dar es Salaam airport.

Terminal 1 is a small terminal that handles chartered and private flights. It has an annual capacity of handling 500,000 passengers. This small terminal's operations as an International Airport ceased in 1984 after completion of Terminal II.

Terminal 2 is used for domestic and regional scheduled flights. It has a capacity of handling 1.5 million passengers. As of March 31st, 2023, The terminal is set to close in June this year temporarily for 2 years to make ways for renovation.

Terminal 3 is the newest terminal that opened in August 2019. It is used for International flights. The terminal consists of two phases, Phase I and II. There are 58 businesses in the terminal categorized under retails, operational machines and provision of services.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following passenger airlines operate at the airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Tanzania	Arusha, Bujumbura, Bukoba, Chato, Dodoma, Dubai–International, Entebbe, Guangzhou, Harare, Iringa, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, Mbeya, Moroni, Mpanda, Mtwara, Mumbai, Mwanza, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Ndola, Pemba Island, Songea, Tabora, Zanzibar
Air Zimbabwe	Harare
Airlink	Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo
As Salaam Air	Zanzibar
Auric Air	Dodoma, Iringa, Mafia Island, Morogoro, Pemba Island, Tanga, Zanzibar
Coastal Aviation	Arusha, Kilwa, Mafia Island, Manyara, Moshi, Pemba Island, Saadani, Selous, Seronera, Songo Songo Island, Tanga, Zanzibar
Egyptair	Cairo, Moroni
Emirates	Dubai–International
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa
Ewa Air	Seasonal: Dzaoudzi
Flightlink	Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Lake Manyara, Mombasa, Seronera, Zanzibar
Fly540	Mombasa, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
flydubai	Dubai–International
Int'Air Îles	Moroni
Kenya Airways	Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
KLM	Amsterdam
LAM Mozambique Airlines	Maputo, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Pemba
Malawian Airlines	Blantyre, Lilongwe
Oman Air	Muscat
Precision Air	Anjouan, Arusha, Bukoba, Dodoma, Kahama, Kilimanjaro, Mbeya, Moroni, Mtwara, Mwanza, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Seronera, Zanzibar
Qatar Airways	Doha
RwandAir	Kigali
Saudia	Jeddah
Tropical Air	Arusha, Mafia Island, Zanzibar
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul, Lusaka
Uganda Airlines	Entebbe
Zambia Airways	Lusaka
ZanAir	Arusha, Pemba Island, Saadani, Selous, Zanzibar

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Astral Aviation	Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya Airways Cargo	Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Air Tanzania	Dubai,Lubumbashi, Mumbai, Kinshasa

Notes:
: KLM's inbound flights from Amsterdam to Dar es Salaam make a stop in Kilimanjaro or Zanzibar. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Kilimanjaro/Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam.

Statistics

Traffic figures

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Aircraft Movements	21,879	31,539	32,074	37,035	44,289	49,523	50,604
Number of Passengers	586,325	621,513	652,002	703,483	822,398	1,011,392	1,124,235
Total Cargo (Metric Tons)	11,567	14,618	14,467	12,552	12,338	17,863	15,575
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Aircraft Movements	53,218	55,938	61,954	57,790	62,620	70,460	75,564
Number of Passengers	1,249,419	1,450,558	1,542,778	1,422,846	1,556,410	1,829,219	2,088,282
Total Cargo (Metric Tons)	15,617	18,456	23,039	18,844	19,675	23,946	25,412
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Aircraft Movements	77,185	77,990	75,240	75,749	74,286	71,420	69,970
Number of Passengers	2,348,819	2,478,055	2,496,394	2,469,356	2,385,456	2,417,090	2,390,265
Total Cargo (Metric Tons)	21,891	21,255	22,014	17,398	17,031	16,162	15,898

Aircraft accidents and incidents

• On 3 January 1950, United Air Services flight, flying an Avro Anson C.19 with registration VP-TAT, crash-landed at Dar es Salaam International Airport, killing both crew members.
• On 18 May 1989, an Aeroflot flight flying an Ilyushin 62 was hijacked by a South African after the plane took off from Luanda, Angola. The hijacker was armed with a grenade and attempted to hold hostage the occupants of the plane that carried members of the African National Congress. The hijacker was shot by a security guard as he attempted to enter the cockpit. The plane continued its scheduled stop at Dar es Salaam International Airport.
• On 11 April 2014, Kenya Airways flight KQ-482 flying an Embraer ERJ-190AR had an accident upon landing in heavy rains. The plane veered off the runway. All passengers and crew were evacuated. There were no reported fatalities and 3 passengers sustained minor injuries.