Nyanza-Lac Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Closed | ||||||||||
| 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 Coordinates: 4°20′22″S29°35′50″E / 4.33944°S 29.59722°E | ||||||||||
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  HBBL Location of Nyanza-Lac Airport in Burundi | |||||||||||
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Nyanza-Lac Airport( ICAO : HBBL) was an airstrip serving Nyanza-Lac, a city in the Makamba Province of Burundi.
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