Coastal Aviation

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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).{{google maps|

url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/6%C2%B052'25.0%22S+39%C2%B012'07.0%22E/@-6.8424633,39.2557309,12115m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-6.8736111!4d39.2019444 |title=Location of Coastal Aviation Headquarters |access-date=13 May 2020}} The company slogan is "The Flying Safari Company."

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.{{cite web|url=https://coastal.co.tz/wp-content/uploads/Coastal_schedule_2019-2020-re-issued-01-MARCH-2020.pdf |title=Coastal Aviation Scheduled Flights From 1 June 2019 Until 31 May 2020 |publisher=Coastal Aviation |date=1 March 2020 |author=Coastal Aviation |access-date=13 May 2020 | location=Dar es Salaam}} 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.

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

As of December 2020, Coastal Aviation operated a fleet of 22 aircraft, comprising the following aircraft types.{{cite web|url=https://coastal.co.tz/about/ |title=About Coastal Aviation Tanzania Limited |publisher=Coastal Aviation |author=Coastal Aviation |access-date=27 December 2020 | location=Dar es Salaam}}{{cite web| url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Business/Coastal-aviation-to-ply-Serengeti--Ruaha-routes/1840414-4983216-yn072i/index.html |title=Coastal Aviation To Ply Serengeti, Ruaha Routes |date=15 February 2019 |newspaper=The Citizen (Tanzania) | author=Zephania Ubwani |access-date=13 May 2020 | location=Dar es Salaam}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.baaa-acro.com/operator/coastal-aviation-tanzania |title=Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Empakaai Camp: 11 killed |date=2017 |publisher=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A) |

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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.{{cite web| url=http://www.baaa-acro.com/operator/coastal-aviation-tanzania |title=Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Lobo | date=2017 |publisher=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A) |access-date=14 May 2020 |author=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives |location=Geneva, Switzerland}}

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