Butare Airport is an airport in Butare, Rwanda.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Butare, Rwanda | ||||||||||
| Location | Butare, Rwanda | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,801 ft / 1,768 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 02°35′42″S 29°44′24″E / 2.59500°S 29.74000°E | ||||||||||
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  Butare Location of Butare Airport in Rwanda Placement on map is approximate | |||||||||||
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Location
editButare Airport (IATA: BTQ, ICAO: HRYI), is located in the city of Butare, in Huye District, Southern Province. Its location lies approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi), by air, southwest of Kigali International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.[1] The geographic coordinates of this airport are:2° 35' 42.00"S, 29° 44' 24.00"E (Latitude:-2.59500; Longitude:29.74000).
Overview
editButare Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Butare. It is one of the eight (8) airports that are administered by the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority.[2] Butare Airport is situated 1,768 metres (5,801 ft) above sea level.[3] The airport has a single paved runway, which measures approximately 860 metres (2,820 ft) in length.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Distance between Butare (Butare) and Kigali (Kigali) (Rwanda)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ "Airports". Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority. 2012-02-17. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ Elevation of Butare Airport
- ^ "Butare Airport Code". Sulekha. 2013-02-03. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-02-03.