AirportsKamembe Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kamembe, in Western Province, Rwanda. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KME.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KME
- ICAO code
- HRZA
- City
- Kamembe
- State or region
- Western Province
- Country
- Rwanda
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 2.4622° S, 28.9079° E
- Elevation
- 1,583 m (5,192 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KME means Kamembe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HRZA. 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 2.4622° S, 28.9079° E. It stands 1,583 metres (5,192 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Kigali, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kamembe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Goma International AirportGoma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | GOM | 96 km |
| Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International AirportBujumbura, Burundi | BJM | 106 km |
| Kirundo AirportKirundo, Burundi | KRE | 132 km |
| Kigali International AirportKigali | KGL | 147 km |
| Gitega AirportGitega, Burundi | GID | 154 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,186 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,368 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,198 km | 5 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,607 km | 8 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,255 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,143 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,358 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,047 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,759 km | 15 h 50 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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