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Butare Airport

airport serving in Butare, Rwanda
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Summary

Butare Airport is an airport[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Butare Airport is located in Butare[3].
  • Butare Airport is in the country of Rwanda[4].
  • Butare Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Butare is named after Butare Airport[6].
  • Butare Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as BTQ[7].
  • Butare Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as HRYI[8].
  • Butare Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -2.595, 'longitude': 29.74}[9].
  • Butare Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Butare[10].
  • Butare Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1928[11].
  • Butare Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1768'}[12].
  • Butare Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': -2.59583, 'longitude': 29.7367}[13].

Body

Geography

Butare Airport is in the country of Rwanda[4]. It is located in Butare[3].

Physical Characteristics

Butare Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1768'}[12].

Designation and Status

Butare Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].

History and Context

Butare is named after Butare Airport[6].

Why It Matters

Butare Airport has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Butare Rwanda

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': -2.595, 'longitude': 29.74}
    Country → Rwanda
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+1768'}
    Named after → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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