Kilimanjaro International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Arusha, Arusha Region (Tanzania)

IATA: JRO ICAO: HTKJ

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

2,932 ft

894 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-3.4270°, 37.0735°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#357 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Tanzania)

#1 of 4 in TZ

#1 of 21 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 JRO in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #357 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · #1 in Tanzania.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

JRO lies at 894 m (2,932 ft), #93 of 650 published airports by elevation and 85.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,375 ft above the Tanzania median (1,557 ft, 4 airports); MWZ is highest at 3,763 ft, 831 ft higher than JRO.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of JRO. Nearest published airport: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), 127 NM, 13,507 ft (1,696 ft longer than JRO); 5 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

JRO runway: 09/27 11,811 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 4 in Tanzania; 1,599 ft ahead of MWZ (10,212 ft). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →