Buffalo Range Airport Explained

Buffalo Range Airport
Iata:	BFO
Icao:	FVCZ
Type:	Public
City-Served:	Chiredzi
Elevation-F:	1421
Coordinates:	-21.0081°N 31.5786°W
Pushpin Map:	Zimbabwe
Pushpin Label:	BFO
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of the airport in Zimbabwe
R1-Number:	14/32
R1-Length-F:	5785
R1-Length-M:	1763
R1-Surface:	Bituminous
Metric-Rwy:	y
Footnotes:	Sources: World Aero Data^[1]

Buffalo Range Airport is an airport serving Chiredzi, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. It is northwest of the town.

Characteristics

The Chiredzi non-directional beacon (Ident: CZ) is located 3.75nmi off the threshold of runway 14. The Chiredzi or Buffalo Range non-directional beacon (Ident: BI) is located on the field.^[2]

Accidents and incidents

• 6 January 1977: A Rhodesian Air Force Douglas C-47B, tail number R7034, hit power lines shortly after takeoff, crashing and killing all three occupants aboard.

See also

• Chiredzi District
• List of airports in Zimbabwe
• Transport in Zimbabwe

External links

• • Google Maps - Buffalo Range
• OpenStreetMap - Buffalo Range
• OurAirports - Buffalo Range

Notes and References

1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for FVCZ. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=FVCZ. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
2. Web site: Buffalo Range NDB (BI) . OurAirports. 2018-09-03.