Where we fly / Tanzania

A full licence, not a permit.

Yellow Wings holds a full air service licence into Tanzania. We can fly as soon as you're ready and clear customs at small airports, which saves hours on the big ones.

Ol Doinyo Lengai and the Rift escarpment from the air

On the map

Map of the airfields Yellow Wings flies to in TanzaniaWilson

Named airfields on the map

Nairobi, Kenya

  • Wilson Airport: Home base

The north, Tanzania

  • Arusha: about 50 min from Wilson
  • Ngorongoro (Lake Manyara): about 55 min from Wilson
  • Serengeti (Seronera): about 55 min from Wilson
  • Tarangire (Kuro): about 1 h 05 from Wilson

Tanzania

  • Dar es Salaam: about 2 h 25 from Wilson
  • Dodoma: about 2 h from Wilson
  • Mtwara: about 3 h 50 from Wilson
  • Musoma: about 1 h 10 from Wilson
  • Mwanza: about 1 h 35 from Wilson
  • Songwe: about 3 h 20 from Wilson
  • Tabora: about 2 h 10 from Wilson
  • Tanga: about 1 h 45 from Wilson

The west, Tanzania

  • Katavi (Ikuu): about 3 h 05 from Wilson
  • Mahale: about 3 h 25 from Wilson

The islands, Tanzania

  • Mafia: about 2 h 50 from Wilson
  • Pemba: about 2 h from Wilson
  • Zanzibar: about 2 h 10 from Wilson

The south, Tanzania

  • Nyerere (Siwandu): about 2 h 35 from Wilson
  • Ruaha (Msembe): about 2 h 40 from Wilson

Ports of entry we use

  • Arusha
  • Dar es Salaam
  • Dodoma
  • Musoma
  • Mtwara
  • Mwanza
  • Pemba
  • Songwe
  • Tabora
  • Tanga
  • Zanzibar

New since October 2025

Direct from Nairobi (Wilson or JKIA) to Arusha, with no stop at Kilimanjaro for customs and immigration.

The route →

Airfields by region

    • Arushaabout 50 min
    • Serengeti National Parkabout 55 min
    • Ngorongoro Craterabout 55 min
    • Tarangire National Parkabout 1 h 05
    • Katavi National Parkabout 3 h 05
    • Mahale National Parkabout 3 h 25
    • Nyerere National Parkabout 2 h 35
    • Ruaha National Parkabout 2 h 40
    • Zanzibarabout 2 h 10
    • Pembaabout 2 h
    • Mafiaabout 2 h 50

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