Ngara Airport

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Ngara Airport

Uwanja wa Ndege wa Ngara  (Swahili)
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Government of Tanzania
Operator Tanzania Airports Authority
Location Ngara, Tanzania
Elevation  AMSL 5,500 ft / 1,676 m
Coordinates 2°32′30″S30°42′10″E / 2.54167°S 30.70278°E / -2.54167; 30.70278 Coordinates: 2°32′30″S30°42′10″E / 2.54167°S 30.70278°E / -2.54167; 30.70278
Website www.taa.go.tz
Map
Tanzania location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
HTNR
Location of airport in Tanzania
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
06/241,4454,741Gravel
Sources: TCAA [1] GCM [2] Google Maps [3]

Ngara Airport( ICAO : HTNR) is an airport in northwestern Tanzania serving the town of Ngara.

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The runway is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of the town. Including overruns, the runway has 1,645 metres (5,397 ft) available for takeoff. [3]

The Rusumo non-directional beacon (Ident: CR) is located 16.4 nautical miles (30.4 km) north of the airport. [4]

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References

  1. "List of Aerodromes in Tanzania" (PDF). Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. Airport information for Ngara Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. 1 2 Google Maps - Ngara
  4. "Rusumo NDB (CR) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.