Kamembe Airport
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| Kamembe International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
IATA: KME – ICAO: HRZA
  KME | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Civil | ||
| Owner | Rwandan Government | ||
| Operator | Rwanda Airports Authority | ||
| Serves | Cyangugu | ||
| Location | Kamembe, Rwanda | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,891 ft / 1,491 m | ||
| Coordinates | 02°27′44″S 028°54′28″E / 2.46222°S 28.90778°ECoordinates: 02°27′44″S 028°54′28″E / 2.46222°S 28.90778°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 02/20 | 4,921 | 1,500 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1] | |||
Kamembe International Airport is an airport near Cyangugu and Kamembe in Rwanda (IATA: KME, ICAO: HRZA). RwandAir operates 13 weekly flights to and from Kigali, with a Dash 8-100. The airport receives others flights from Tanzania, Uganda and DR Congo. Early in 2010, the Rwanda Gouvernement announced that Kamembe will be modernised.[2] In end of 2012, the new terminal was completed. A new control tower was opened, as well new navigations systems were installed, by Technosky.[3] In May 2013, during a visit, the Rwandan minister of infrastructure announced, that the runway will be expended by 2014.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| RwandAir | Kigali |
References
- ↑ Airport information for HRZA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑
- ↑ PRESS RELEASE - TECHNO SKY WINS A TENDER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING IN RWANDA
- ↑ Rehabilitation works at Kamembe Airport are completed and plans of extending Landing site 7 meters width by 2014 are in place to increase the capacity of handling many planes at the same time
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