Tropical Air is an airline based in Zanzibar, Tanzania. It began operations in 1999 with a single aircraft and was the first locally owned airline in Zanzibar. It was founded by Farouk O Daud. It operates in Pemba, Dar es Salaam alongside other area in Tanzania. [1]
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Commenced operations | 1999 |
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AOC # | 45 |
Hubs | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport |
Fleet size | 9 |
Destinations | 7 |
Headquarters | Zanzibar, Tanzania |
Key people | Farouk O Daud |
Website | www |
Scheduled flights are operated to the following destinations:[2]
Hub | |
Future | |
Terminated route |
City | Country | Airport |
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Arusha | Tanzania | Arusha Airport |
Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Julius Nyerere International Airport |
Mafia Island | Tanzania | Mafia Airport |
Mbeya | Tanzania | Songwe Airport |
Mtwara | Tanzania | Mtwara Airport |
Pemba Island | Tanzania | Pemba Airport |
Zanzibar | Tanzania | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport |
The Tropical Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2013):[3]
Aircraft | In Service | Passengers |
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Piper PA-28 Cherokee | 2 |
3 |
Piper PA-34 Seneca II | 1 |
5 |
Piper PA-31 Navajo | 1 |
7 |
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | 3 |
13 |
ATR 42-300 | 2[4] |
50 |
Total | 9 |
Airlines of Tanzania | ||
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