Ruhengeri Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public, Civilian | ||||||||||
| Owner | Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ruhengeri, Rwanda | ||||||||||
| Location | Ruhengeri, Rwanda | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,100 ft / 1,860 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 01°30′00″S29°38′01″E / 1.50000°S 29.63361°E | ||||||||||
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  Ruhengei Location of Ruhengeri Airport in Rwanda Placement on map is approximate | |||||||||||
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Ruhengeri Airport is an airport in Ruhengeri, Rwanda.
Ruhengeri Airport ( IATA : RHG, ICAO : HRYU) is located in Rwanda's Northern Province, in Musanze District, in the town of Ruhengeri. This location lies approximately 227 kilometres (141 mi), by air, northwest of Kigali International Airport, currently, the country's largest civilian airport. [1] The geographic coordinates of this airport are:1° 30' 0.00"S, 29° 38' 1.00"E (Latitude:-1.50000; Longitude:29.63361).
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01°30′00″S29°38′01″E / 1.50000°S 29.63361°E
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