Nyanza-Lac Airport

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Nyanza-Lac Airport
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Airport typeClosed
Serves Nyanza-Lac, Burundi
Elevation  AMSL 2,559 ft / 780 m
Coordinates 4°20′22″S29°35′50″E / 4.33944°S 29.59722°E / -4.33944; 29.59722 (Nyanza-Lac Airport (Nyanza-Lac))
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Location of Nyanza-Lac Airport in Burundi
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Source: OurAirports [1] Google Maps [2]

Nyanza-Lac Airport( ICAO : HBBL) was an airstrip serving Nyanza-Lac, a city in the Makamba Province of Burundi.

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References

  1. "Nyanza-Lac Airport". Our Airports. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. "Nyanza-Lac Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 August 2018.