A new terminal will be built at the Julius Nyerere International Airport. File
In Summary
- TAA has expanded and improved JNIA Terminal II in order to meet the needs of the increased number passengers since it was constructed in 1984.
- In 2012, Tanzania received one million visitors, up from 867,000 visitors in 2011. The airport currently handles two million passengers annually against a capacity of 1.2 million passengers.
- Rehabilitation of the electrical system was carried out in 2003 at a cost of $9 million while the second phase in 2006 involved rehabilitation of runways and apron at a cost of $31.4 million. In 2008, taxiways and runways were renovated at a cost of $38.5 million.
- Global standards require that airports provide capacity at least five years before it is due, but years of under investment have left the region’s governments far from bridging the existing capacity gap. Tanzania is looking for a partner..........
to invest Tsh225billion ($140 million) in the expansion of the new Terminal III building at the Julius Nyerere International Airport as East African countries upgrade their aviation facilities to enhance security and comfort of passengers.
The government had received Tsh275 billion ($164.3
million) last year from the Netherlands government for expansion of the
airport, but a technical evaluation later showed that the terminal
needed other facilities that would be housed at the terminal building
annex, for which an investor is now being sought. The terminal building
would have parking lots, access roads, platforms and a taxiway.
“The cost of the two projects is estimated at
Tsh518 billion ($322.4 million) upon completion of both phase I and II,”
said Tanzania Aviation Authority legal officer Ramadhani Maleta.
The project is being handled by a contractor, BAM
International of the Netherlands, and a consultant, Arab Consulting
Engineers (ACE) of Egypt.
Mr Maleta said the construction of the current
building would be completed in 2017, after which the new project would
start if investors would have committed funds.
“Preparations for construction of the passenger
terminal III building complex has started and the contractor is expected
to complete it within the next 33 months,” he said.
The new terminal is designed for the anticipated
growth of international air traffic, leaving Terminal II, which caters
for international passengers, as a domestic flights terminal.
The aviation authority has expanded and improved
the building located in JNIA Terminal II, which was constructed in 1984,
to accommodate the increasing number of passengers.
Six million passengers
According to Mr Maleta, completion of terminal III
would allow the airport to handle six million passengers annually. In
2012 Tanzania received one million visitors, earning the economy Tsh11.1
trillion ($7 billion), up from 867,000 visitors in 2011. The airport,
whose capacity is 1.2 million passengers, now handles two million per
year.
Work on the terminal started in January and so far
site offices have been completed and mobilisation is in progress. A
fence separating the construction area from the airside has been
completed. Renovation of runways, taxiways and aircraft parking, as well
as the fluorescent lighting system of the airport has also been done.
Following the renovations, done from 2003 to 2010,
the airport now has capacity for 30 flights per hour, reducing queues
of aircraft waiting to land or take off.
Rehabilitation was done in 2003, including
electrical system at the JNIA airport, which cost $9 million while the
second phase in 2006 included rehabilitation of runways, apron worth
$31.4million, and in 2008 included renovation of the taxiways and
runways worth$38.5million.
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