AirportsGitega Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gitega, in Gitega Province, Burundi. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GID.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GID
- ICAO code
- HBBE
- City
- Gitega
- State or region
- Gitega Province
- Country
- Burundi
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 3.4172° S, 29.9113° E
- Elevation
- 1,750 m (5,741 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 990 m (3,248 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GID means Gitega Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HBBE. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 3.4172° S, 29.9113° E. It stands 1,750 metres (5,741 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Bujumbura, about 61 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Bujumbura, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gitega Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 990 metres (3,248 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 990 m 3,248 ft | 20 m | Earth | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International AirportBujumbura | BJM | 67 km |
| Kirundo AirportKirundo | KRE | 99 km |
| Kamembe AirportKamembe, Rwanda | KME | 154 km |
| Kigali International AirportKigali, Rwanda | KGL | 163 km |
| Kigoma AirportKigoma, Tanzania | TKQ | 166 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,164 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,322 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,207 km | 5 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,746 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,408 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,296 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,251 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,021 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,605 km | 15 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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