Butembo Airport

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Butembo Airport
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Airport typePublic
Location Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Elevation  AMSL 4,921 ft / 1,500 m
Coordinates 0°06′59″N29°18′48″E / 0.11639°N 29.31333°E / 0.11639; 29.31333 [1]
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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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