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Not to be confused with Coastal Air. Private Tanzanian airline
Coastal Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
CQ CSV COASTAL AIR
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
HubsJulius Nyerere International Airport
Secondary hubsArusha Airport
Fleet size22
Destinationsmore than 42
HeadquartersDar es Salaam, Tanzania
Key peopleCapt. Basil Obeidat (CEO, Accountable Manager)
Employees300 (2020)
Websitewww.coastal.co.tz

Coastal Air is an airline that operates out of Julius Nyerere International Airport, Terminal 1, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It services many areas in Tanzania, but also operates regionally to neighboring countries, including Kenya and Rwanda.

Location

Cessna 208B Caravan at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

The company's main office is located at the Slipway, Masaki, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's largest city and the country's business and financial capital. The geographical coordinates of the company's headquarters are:06°52'25.0"S, 39°12'07.0"E (Latitude:-6.873611; Longitude:39.201944). The company slogan is "The Flying Safari Company."

Overview

Coastal Aviation started out as a purely charter airline in 1987. As of May 2020, charter forms a significant percentage of its business, including scenic and medevac flights. However it also maintains a scheduled service, operating mainly from Dar es Salaam Airport and Arusha Airport. After starting with a single aircraft operating between Dar es Salaam and Selous Game Reserve, Coastal Aviation has evolved into a flying safari airline in Eastern Africa, with a fleet of 14 aircraft and flights to more than 42 destinations spanning Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda.

As of May 2020, the airline employed about 300 staff members. In 2019, a total of approximately 150,000 passengers traveled with the airline.

Destinations

This is a partial list of Coastal Aviation's destinations (Schedule and Charter).

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Tanzania Arusha Arusha Airport Hub
Iringa Iringa Airport
Moshi Kilimanjaro International Airport
Kilwa Kilwa Masoko Airport
Mafia Island Mafia Airport
Mwanza Mwanza Airport
Lake Manyara Lake Manyara Airport
Tanga Tanga Airport
Tarime Tarime Airstrip
Pemba Island Pemba Airport
Selous Game Reserve Mtemere Airstrip
Serengeti National Park Seronera Airstrip
Zanzibar Zanzibar International Airport
Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport Hub
Kenya Nairobi Wilson Airport
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Migori Migori Airport
Rwanda Kigali Kigali International Airport

Fleet

As of December 2020, Coastal Aviation operated a fleet of 22 aircraft, comprising the following aircraft types.

Coastal Aviation fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
C P Y Total
Cessna 208 Caravan 16 – – – 12 12
Pilatus PC-12 06 — — — 9 9
Total 22

Accidents and incidents

On 15 November 2017, at 11.00 local time, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registration number 5H-EGG, with one pilot and ten tourists, crashed in unclear circumstances. The plane was in flight to Serengeti National Park and the accident occurred near Empakaai Camp, in Arusha Region. All 11 people on board died.

On 25 October 2017, at 1430 local time, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registration number 5H-THR, with one pilot and ten passengers, crashed after landing at Lobo Airstrip in Serengeti National Park. After touchdown, the pilot lost control of the aircraft, which veered to the left and struck a tree. The pilot and two passengers were injured. Eight other passengers were not hurt. The aircraft was badly damaged.

See also

References

  1. ^ AeroCRS (8 February 2016). "Coastal Aviation Completes The Implementation of AeroCRS". Tel Aviv‐Yafo, Israel: Aerocrs.com. Archived from the original (Cached from the original on 10 May 2020) on August 14, 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. "Location of Coastal Aviation Headquarters" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. ^ Coastal Aviation (1 March 2020). "Coastal Aviation Scheduled Flights From 1 June 2019 Until 31 May 2020" (PDF). Dar es Salaam: Coastal Aviation. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ Coastal Aviation. "About Coastal Aviation Tanzania Limited". Dar es Salaam: Coastal Aviation. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ Zephania Ubwani (15 February 2019). "Coastal Aviation To Ply Serengeti, Ruaha Routes". The Citizen (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (2017). "Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Empakaai Camp: 11 killed". Geneva, Switzerland: Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  7. Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (2017). "Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Lobo". Geneva, Switzerland: Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A). Retrieved 14 May 2020.

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