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Abeid Amani Karume International Airport is the main airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island. It is about south of Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, and has flights to East Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.It was previously known as Kisauni Airport and Zanzibar International Airport. It was renamed in 2010 in honour of Abeid Amani Karume, the island's first president.TerminalsTerminal 1Terminal 1 is active for all landing aircraft. A new shelter on the entrance of the airport has been put in place.Terminal 2Construction of the second terminal started in January 2011 by the Chinese Beijing Construction Engineering Group. A new apron of 100000m2 will replace the existing 21000m2. The project is estimated to cost about US$70.4 million. On completion, it will have the capacity to serve up to 1.5 million passengers per year. The new terminal was expected to be operational in 2014, but construction work was still ongoing in August 2015. Once completed, terminal 1 will become the domestic flight terminal.Airlines and destinationsPassenger Neos' outbound flights from Zanzibar to Verona make a stop in Mombasa. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Zanzibar and Mombasa. Qatar Airways' inbound flights from Doha to Zanzibar make a stop in Kilimanjaro. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. Turkish Airlines' inbound flights from Istanbul to Zanzibar make a stop in Kilimanjaro. However, the airline does not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar.
