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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,921 ft / 1,500 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 0°06′59″N 29°18′48″E / 0.11639°N 29.31333°E[1] | ||||||||||
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Accidents and incidents
edit- A Let L-410 Turbolet was involved an accident while landing at Butembo Airport. Two people were allegedly injured.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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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