Geita Airport

Geita Airport (IATA: GIT, ICAO: HTGE) is a small regional airport in northern Tanzania serving the city of Geita.

It is located near the south western shores of Lake Victoria approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the city Chato.

[2] The project approximately cost TSh 40 billion and was entirely funded by the Government of Tanzania.

[4] The airport is located close to Tanzania's 5th president John Magufuli home town.

During various trips to his home region in 2019 and during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when Magufuli decided to stay at home, the airport hosted various regional heads of state for bilateral meetings.