Butembo Airport

{{Short description|Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

{{Infobox airport

| IATA = RUE

| ICAO = FZMB

| location = Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

| pushpin_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo

| coordinates = {{Coord | 0.11639| 29.31333}}{{Cite web |title=Butembo on ch-aviation |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/# |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=ch-aviation |language=en}}

| name = {{PAGENAME}}

| 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.{{Cite web|title=Democratic Republic of Congo - 2.2.11 Democratic Republic of Congo Butembo Second ClassNational Airport (Category 2)|url=https://dlca.logcluster.org/print-preview/1076|access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Logistics Capacity Assessments|language=en}}

It's longest runway is 794 meters (2,605 feet) long.{{Cite web |title=Butembo Rughenda Airport Profile {{!}} CAPA |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airports/butembo-rughenda-airport-rue |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=centreforaviation.com}}