Ruhengeri Airport | |
Iata: | RHG |
Icao: | HRYU |
Pushpin Map: | Rwanda |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ruhengeri Airport in Rwanda Placement on map is approximate |
Pushpin Label: | Ruhengei |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Type: | Public, Civilian |
Owner: | Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority |
City-Served: | Ruhengeri, Rwanda |
Location: | Ruhengeri, Rwanda |
Elevation-F: | 6,100 |
Elevation-M: | 1,860 |
R1-Number: | 15/33 |
R1-Length-F: | 4,860 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,480 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Ruhengeri Airport is an airport in Ruhengeri, Rwanda.
Ruhengeri Airport is located in Rwanda's Northern Province, in Musanze District, in the town of Ruhengeri. This location lies approximately 227km (141miles), by air, northwest of Kigali International Airport, currently, the country's largest civilian airport.[1] The geographic coordinates of this airport are:1° 30' 0.00"S, 29° 38' 1.00"E (Latitude:-1.50000; Longitude:29.63361).
Ruhengeri Airport is a medium-sized airport that serves the town of Ruhengeri and neighbouring communities. It is one of the eight public civilian airports under the administration of the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority. Ruhengeri Airport is situated at an altitude of about 1860m (6,100feet) above sea level.[2] The airport has a single asphalt runway that measures 1480m (4,860feet) in length.[3]