Dar International Airport's formal name is the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) (IATA: DAR, ICAO: HTDA), it is the airport serving Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania and is also the busiest airport in Tanzania.

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The airport is located about 10 kilometres southwest of Dar Es Salaam city centre. The airport was previously known as Dar es Salaam International Airport, it was renamed in 2006 in honour of Julius Nyerere, the founding president of the Nation. The airport has flights to destinations in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. 



The first airport in what was then Tanganyika was built by the German colonial Government at Kurasini in Temeke District in 1918. It was called Mkeja Airport. The Government of Tanzania moved and extended the airport to Terminal II in 1979. It was inaugurated by Julius Nyerere in October 1984.

In October 2005, Dar es Salaam International Airport (DIA) was renamed Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere International Airport. A total of 9,501,265 passengers used the airport from 1980 to 2004; averaging 2,770 passengers per day. On November 1, 2006 the Government of Tanzania decided to rename the airport once again to Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA).

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In 2006, the airport served 1,249,419 passengers[3] A partnership project underway between the Government of Tanzania and China will see the current airport expand to Terminal Three. The airport will be East Africa's largest airport with modern facilities and amenities.