Butembo Airport
Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Butembo Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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ft | m | ||
1 | 700 | Gravel |
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.[1][3]
Accidents and incidents
- A Let L-410 Turbolet was involved an accident while landing at Butembo Airport. Two people were allegedly injured.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Butembo on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Democratic Republic of Congo - 2.2.11 Democratic Republic of Congo Butembo Second ClassNational Airport (Category 2)". Logistics Capacity Assessments. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Butembo Rughenda Airport Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Incident Let L-410UVP 9S-GPB,". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
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