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Pemba / Karume Airport

*Uwanja wa Ndege wa Pemba* (Swahili)
Pemba / Karume Airport; Uwanja wa Ndege wa Pemba (Swahili)
	IATA: PMA; ICAO: HTPE; WMO: 63845;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Zanzibar
Operator	Zanzibar Airports Authority
Serves	Chake-Chake
Location	Pemba Island, Zanzibar
Elevation AMSL	80 ft / 24 m
Coordinates	5°15′30″S 39°48′40″E / 5.25833°S 39.81111°E
Map
	PMA Location of airport in Tanzania
Runways
	Sources: GCM Google Maps

Pemba Airport (IATA: PMA, ICAO: HTPE) is an airport in the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Pemba Island. It is also known as Karume Airport and Wawi Airport. It is located approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Chake-Chake, the capital of the island. The Zanzibar government is looking into the possibility of renaming the airport to Thabit Kombo Jecha in recognition of his role in the Zanzibar Revolution.^[3]

The Pemba non-directional beacon (Ident: PA) is located on the field.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Tanzania	Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar^[5]
As Salaam Air	Tanga, Zanzibar
Auric Air	Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Tanga, Zanzibar
Coastal Aviation	Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Kilwa, Tanga, Zanzibar^[6]
Tropical Air	Zanzibar
ZanAir	Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar

Accidents and Incidents

On 24 January 2014, a ZanAir LET-410 skidded off the runway on landing and impacted a group of bushes, causing substantial damage. There were no reported injuries, and the cause was determined to be a brake failure.^[7]