West Kilimanjaro Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Tanzania | ||||||||||
| Operator | Tanzania Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kilimanjaro National Park | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,300 ft / 1,311 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°03′15″S36°59′55″E / 3.05417°S 36.99861°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  HTWK Location of airstrip in Tanzania  HTWK HTWK (Africa) | |||||||||||
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West Kilimanjaro Airstrip( ICAO : HTWK) is an airstrip in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It is near Kilimanjaro National Park.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Coastal Aviation | Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Moshi, Zanzibar [3] |
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