Tanzania has completed the construction of a new airport at the base of Oldonyo L’engai, which is known as the ‘Mountain God!’ and an active Volcano.

The Engaresero Aerodrome, whose construction started in May 2025 and works accomplished in June 2026, features a well-compacted and hardened all-weather gravel runway.

The runway is stretching at 1.2 kilometers long, and expanding at 23 meters wide. There is a passenger waiting lounge and other service facilities within reach.

The facility, which has already passed the Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) inspection, is already receiving planes while bracing for official launch anytime soon.

The airfield was constructed under the auspices of the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA), which oversees tourism activities in the area.

From photographic safaris to game trekking, the Lake Natron Game Controlled Area, measuring 7724 square kilometers, is emerging as Tanzania’s most preferred destination for hybrid tourism, comprising game viewing, hunting and cultural sampling.

The earlier construction works but now the aerodrome is complete

The Senior Conservator of the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) John Sulle, said the airfield was established to ease transportation of visitors who want to sample the various tourist attractions in the area.

Sulle was speaking at the threshold of the National Symposium on Lake Natron Conservation Campaign, organized by ‘Nature Tanzania,’ and taking place in Arusha. The event is being attended by nearly 500 delegates.

Apparently, the Ngaresero area features, among other charms, the country’s fourth highest peak, at Mount Oldonyo L’engai, which is also the only active volcano in East Africa.

“The aerodrome is located just 5 kilometers from the shores of Lake Natron, which is the world’s leading breeding site for the lesser flamingos,” explained Sulle.

On his part the TAWA Commanding officer, CO Prosper Kihunrwa explained that the airport has also been totally fenced using chain-link wire mesh in order to ensure that wild animals do not interfere with planes landing and take offs.

“For the first time now, tourists will be able to fly directly from Arusha and Dar-es-salaam and land straight on the shores of Lake Natron where there are enough wildlife species to satisfy photographic tours,” Kihunrwa maintained.