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Tanga Airport

airport in Tanga Region, Tanzania
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Tanga Airport

Summary

Tanga Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tanga Airport is located in Tanga Region[3].
  • Tanga Airport is in the country of Tanzania[4].
  • Tanga Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Tanga Airport's instance of is recorded as aerodrome[6].
  • Tanga Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
  • Tanga Airport's instance of is recorded as international airport[8].
  • Tanga Airport is operated by Tanzania Airports Authority[9].
  • Tanga is named after Tanga Airport[10].
  • Tanga Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as TGT[11].
  • Tanga Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as HTTG[12].
  • Tanga Airport's Commons category is recorded as Tanga Airport[13].
  • Tanga Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Africa/Dar_es_Salaam[14].
  • Tanga Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -5.0920888888889, 'lon': 39.071666666667}[15].
  • Tanga Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Tanga[16].
  • Tanga Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+39'}[17].
  • Tanga Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': -5.09236, 'lon': 39.0712}[18].
  • Tanga Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2961'}[19].
  • Tanga Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1870'}[20].
  • Tanga Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1970'}[21].
  • Tanga Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2027'}[22].
  • Tanga Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2066'}[23].
  • Tanga Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1983'}[24].
  • Tanga Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2709'}[25].
  • Tanga Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2785'}[26].
  • Tanga Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2253'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Tanga Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+39'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5], aerodrome[6], commercial traffic aerodrome[7], and international airport[8].

History and Context

Tanga is named after Tanga Airport[10].

Why It Matters

Tanga Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

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. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 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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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 ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Tanga Region
    Country → Tanzania
    Operator → Tanzania Airports Authority
    Instance of → airport, aerodrome, commercial traffic aerodrome +1
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "HTTG"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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