Kamembe Airport
Kamembe International Airport, (IATA: KME, ICAO: HRZA), is an airport in Rwanda. RwandAir operates a Dash 8-Q400 with seven flights per week to and from Kigali International Airport. The airport receives charter flights from Tanzania, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, though not on a regular schedule. During the Rwandan Civil War, Kamembe airport was suggested as a site for transiting French arms to the interim government after April 1994.
Kamembe International Airport | |||||||||||
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Kamembe airport terminal seen from the runway, 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
| Owner | Rwandan Government | ||||||||||
| Operator | Rwanda Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cyangugu | ||||||||||
| Location | Kamembe, Rwanda | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,192 ft / 1,583 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 02°27′23″S 28°54′35″E | ||||||||||
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KME Location of the airport in Rwanda | |||||||||||
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