JRO — Kilimanjaro International Airport
Large airport in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
- IATA code
- JRO
- ICAO code
- HTKJ
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- —
- No open data
- Nonstop routes
- 1
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Elevation
- 894 m
- 2,933 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 3,600 m
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About JRO
Kilimanjaro International Airport is a large airport serving Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. It opened in 1971. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from JRO.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from JRO
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| JRO → AMS | 6,885 km | 98,279 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| ARK | Arusha Airport | 49 km |
| ASV | Amboseli Airport | 89 km |
| NBO | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | 235 km |
| WIL | Nairobi Wilson Airport | 236 km |
| SEU | Seronera Airport | 272 km |
Distance from JRO to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,600 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania · -3.4270, 37.0735
Questions
Kilimanjaro International Airport has the IATA code JRO and the ICAO code HTKJ. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
JRO is a large airport in Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania, at -3.4270, 37.0735, 894 m above sea level. It serves Kilimanjaro.
JRO is in the Africa/Dar_es_Salaam time zone, UTC+3.
Kilimanjaro International Airport opened in 1971.
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