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Kigoma Airport

airport in Kigoma Region, Tanzania
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Kigoma Airport

Summary

Kigoma Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kigoma Airport is located in Kigoma Region[3].
  • Kigoma Airport is in the country of Tanzania[4].
  • Kigoma Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Kigoma Airport's instance of is recorded as aerodrome[6].
  • Kigoma Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
  • Kigoma Airport is operated by Tanzania Airports Authority[8].
  • Kigoma is named after Kigoma Airport[9].
  • Kigoma Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as TKQ[10].
  • Kigoma Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as HTKA[11].
  • Kigoma Airport's Commons category is recorded as Kigoma Airport[12].
  • Kigoma Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Africa/Dar_es_Salaam[13].
  • Kigoma Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.885, 'lon': 29.670277777778}[14].
  • Kigoma Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Kigoma[15].
  • Kigoma Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+2700'}[16].
  • Kigoma Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': -4.8862, 'lon': 29.6709}[17].
  • Kigoma Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2105'}[18].
  • Kigoma Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2035'}[19].
  • Kigoma Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2481'}[20].
  • Kigoma Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2311'}[21].
  • Kigoma Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2316'}[22].
  • Kigoma Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2262'}[23].
  • Kigoma Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2926'}[24].
  • Kigoma Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2474'}[25].
  • Kigoma Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2569'}[26].
  • Kigoma Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2345'}[27].

Body

Geography

Kigoma Airport is in the country of Tanzania[4]. It is located in Kigoma Region[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kigoma Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+2700'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5], aerodrome[6], and commercial traffic aerodrome[7].

History and Context

Kigoma is named after Kigoma Airport[9].

Why It Matters

Kigoma Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Kigoma Tanzania

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . taa.go.tz. taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . taa.go.tz. taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . taa.go.tz. taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . taa.go.tz. taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . taa.go.tz. taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . taa.go.tz. taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . taa.go.tz. taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . taa.go.tz. taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . taa.go.tz. taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . taa.go.tz. taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . taa.go.tz. taa.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    State of use → in use
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "KigomaAirport::xjs94"]
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+2700'}
    Patronage → {'amount': '+2105'}, {'amount': '+2035'}, {'amount': '+2481'} +10
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "KigomaAirport::xjs94"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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