Julius Nyerere International Airport guide

Julius Nyerere International Airport sits 12 kilometres southwest of central Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's largest city and commercial hub. Named after the country's founding president, the airport handled 2.9 million passengers in 2024 across three terminals and connects Tanzania to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

Terminal 3, which opened in August 2019, handles all international traffic and has capacity for 6 million passengers annually. It features self-check-in counters, e-passport gates, and 58 commercial outlets. Terminal 2 serves scheduled domestic and regional services with capacity for 1.5 million passengers. Terminal 1 is used for charter and private aviation.

The airport is a hub for Air Tanzania, the national carrier, and Precision Air. International carriers including Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Kenya Airways, Air France, and RwandAir operate regular services. The airport opened in 1954, has two runways, the longer of which is 3,000 metres, and recorded about 58,000 aircraft movements in 2024. It is operated by the Tanzania Airports Authority.