The Abeid Amani Karume International Airport is the most important airport in the Zanzibar archipelago. It is situated at just 5km on the south of Zanzibar’s capital. The airport presently features two terminals among which one is dealing with domestic flights. On the other hand, the new terminal is involved in management of international flights. The airport is a common destination for charter flights to and from various European destinations. The largest island in the Zanzibar archipelago, Unguja Island, houses this airport. Most important of all, the management of the airport strives for exceptional maintenance standards in the state-of-the-art facility for increasing the influx of more tourists to the islands alongside opening up new routes for business with the external world. The terminals of the airport include 27 counters, baggage handling systems and Passengers Boarding Bridges. At the same time, passengers can also avail services of security checkpoint that features modern security systems. The airport terminal also brings in many other vital facilities for the convenience of passengers. First of all, you have the waiting lounge and a prayer area. If you want to go for the higher end of luxury, you can go for the VIP lounge also. The duty free shop is also open for passengers to purchase their desired goods.
