Mhangura Airport

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Mhangura Airport
Summary
Airport type Public (abandoned)
Serves Mhangura, Zimbabwe
Elevation  AMSL 4,080 ft / 1,244 m
Coordinates 16°54′37″S30°14′32″E / 16.91028°S 30.24222°E / -16.91028; 30.24222 Coordinates: 16°54′37″S30°14′32″E / 16.91028°S 30.24222°E / -16.91028; 30.24222
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Mhangura Airport( ICAO : FVGM) was an airstrip serving Mhangura, in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. Aerial views [1] [2] show the airstrip is abandoned, with trees growing on the former dirt runway.

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Mhangura Town in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

Mhangura is a small town and former mining community in the Doma District of Mashonaland West Province, in northern Zimbabwe.

Mashonaland West Province Province in Zimbabwe

Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.5 million (2012). Chinhoyi is the capital of the province.

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  2. "HERE WeGo". HERE WeGo. Retrieved 2018-09-03.