Butare Airport
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| name = Butare Airport
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| IATA = BTQ
| ICAO = HRYI
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Butare Airport in Rwanda
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| type = Public
| owner = Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority
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| city-served = Butare, Rwanda
| elevation-f = 5,801
| elevation-m = 1,768
| coordinates = {{Coord|02|35|42|S|29|44|24|E|type:airport_region:RW|display=inline, title|name=Butare Airport}}
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| r1-number = 08/26
| r1-length-f = 2,820
| r1-length-m = 860
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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Location
Butare Airport {{airport codes|BTQ|HRYI}}, is located in the city of Butare, in Huye District, Southern Province. Its location lies approximately {{convert|80|km|mi}}, by air, southwest of Kigali International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.{{Cite web|url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Rwanda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Butare%20(Butare)%20&toplace=Kigali%20(Kigali)&fromlat=-2.5966667&tolat=-1.9536111&fromlng=29.7394444&tolng=30.0605556|title=Distance between Butare (Butare) and Kigali (Kigali) (Rwanda)|website=distancecalculator.globefeed.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-21}} The geographic coordinates of this airport are:2° 35' 42.00"S, 29° 44' 24.00"E (Latitude:-2.59500; Longitude:29.74000).
Overview
Butare 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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2012-02-17|title=Airports|url=https://caa.gov.rw/spip.php?rubrique5|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217155148/http://www.caa.gov.rw/spip.php?rubrique5|archive-date=2012-02-17|access-date=2012-02-17|website=Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority}} Butare Airport is situated {{convert|1768|m|ft}} above sea level.[http://www.airportsearch.org/HRYI/Butare-Airport.html Elevation of Butare Airport] The airport has a single paved runway, which measures approximately {{convert|860|m|ft}} in length.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2013-02-03|title=Butare Airport Code|url=http://yellowpages.sulekha.com/butare_iata-airport-code_butare.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203034730/http://yellowpages.sulekha.com/butare_iata-airport-code_butare.htm|archive-date=2013-02-03|access-date=2013-02-03|website=Sulekha}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=-2.5950,+29.7400&hl=en&ll=-2.593089,29.740419&spn=0.016463,0.046778&sll=-2.590217,29.745355&sspn=0.016463,0.046778&gl=us&z=15 Location of Butare Airport At Google Maps]
- [http://www.caa.gov.rw/ Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority Homepage]
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