Private company

Coastal Aviation

Private Tanzanian airline

Coastal Aviation 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.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1987Founded¹

HeadquartersDar es Salaam¹
Founded inDar es Salaam¹
Websitewww.coastal.co.tz

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Products and brands

Location

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."

Destinations

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

Fleet

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

From Wikipedia’s article on Coastal Air (Tanzania), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.³

Controversies and legal

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.