Buffalo Range Airport
| Buffalo Range Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: BFO – ICAO: FVCZ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chiredzi | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,421 ft / 433 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°00′29″S 31°34′43″E / 21.00806°S 31.57861°ECoordinates: 21°00′29″S 31°34′43″E / 21.00806°S 31.57861°E | ||||||||||
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  BFO Location of the airport in Zimbabwe | |||||||||||
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Sources: World Aero Data[1] | |||||||||||
Buffalo Range Airport (IATA: BFO, ICAO: FVCZ) is an airport serving Chiredzi, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the town.
The Chiredzi non-directional beacon (Ident: CZ) is located 3.75 nautical miles (6.95 km) off the threshold of runway 14. The Chiredzi/Buffalo Range non-directional beacon (Ident: BI) is located on the field.[2][3]
Accidents and incidents
- 6 January 1977: A Rhodesian Air Force Douglas C-47B, tail number R7034, hit power lines shortly after takeoff from the airport, crashing and killing all three occupants aboard.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Airport information for FVCZ at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- ↑ SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
- ↑ Buffalo Range NDB (BI)
- ↑ Accident description for R7034 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 20 March 2012.
External links
- Airport information for Buffalo Range Airport at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Google Maps - Buffalo Range
- OpenStreetMap - Buffalo Range
- OurAirports - Buffalo Range
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