AirportsRobert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is a large airport serving Harare, in Harare Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HRE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HRE
- ICAO code
- FVRG
- City
- Harare
- State or region
- Harare Metropolitan Province
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.9318° S, 31.0928° E
- Elevation
- 1,490 m (4,887 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,725 m (15,502 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HRE means Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FVRG. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 17.9318° S, 31.0928° E. It stands 1,490 metres (4,887 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Harare, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,725 metres (15,502 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,725 m 15,502 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chimoio AirportChimoio, Mozambique | VPY | 281 km |
| Kariba AirportKariba | KAB | 282 km |
| Tete AirportTete, Mozambique | TET | 339 km |
| Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International AirportBulawayo | BUQ | 348 km |
| Kenneth Kaunda International AirportLusaka, Zambia | LUN | 403 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,152 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,145 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,474 km | 7 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,304 km | 10 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,531 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,505 km | 20 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,250 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,819 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,445 km | 14 h 15 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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