Butembo Airport Explained

Iata:	RUE
Icao:	FZMB
Location:	Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pushpin Map:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates:	^[1]
Elevation-M:	1500
R1-Number:	1
R1-Length-M:	700
R1-Surface:	Gravel
Type:	Public

Butembo Airport, also known as Rughenda Airport, is a civil airport in the city of Butembo in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It runs directly through the city, and as a consequence guards often need to be deployed in order to prevent pedestrians from crossing it.^[2] It's longest runway is 794 meters (2,605 feet) long.^[3]

Accidents and incidents

• A Let L-410 Turbolet was involved an accident while landing at Butembo Airport. Two people were allegedly injured.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Butembo on ch-aviation . 2024-03-18 . ch-aviation . en.
2. Web site: Democratic Republic of Congo - 2.2.11 Democratic Republic of Congo Butembo Second ClassNational Airport (Category 2). 2024-03-18 . Logistics Capacity Assessments. en.
3. Web site: Butembo Rughenda Airport Profile CAPA . 2024-03-18 . centreforaviation.com.
4. Web site: Incident Let L-410UVP 9S-GPB, . 2024-03-18 . aviation-safety.net.