Airports near Zanzibar
Zanzibar, Tanzania has 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest is Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ), 7 km (4 mi) from the city; the best connected is Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR) with 57 tracked nonstop routes.
Distances are straight-line from the city center. Route counts come from FlightQ's tracked schedule data and are refreshed with each data update.
| Airport | Distance | Nonstop routes | Where can I fly? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ) | 7 km / 4 mi | 32 | Destinations from ZNZ → |
| Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (DAR) | 79 km / 49 mi | 57 | Destinations from DAR → |
Which airport should you use?
For the widest choice of nonstop flights from Zanzibar, start with Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere International Airport (57 tracked routes). Zanzibar Airport is the shorter trip at 7 km and worth checking first for short-haul and domestic departures — a closer airport often saves more time door-to-door than a marginally cheaper fare at a farther one. Open an airport's page for its live destination table, airlines, and route map.