# Ruhengeri Airport (RHG / HRYU)

**Ruhengeri Airport** (IATA: RHG, ICAO: HRYU) is a small airport in Ruhengeri, Northern Province, Rwanda. It opened in 1928. It has one runway, 1,219 m (4,000 ft) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RHG / HRYU
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Ruhengeri, Northern Province, Rwanda
- Opened: 1928
- Elevation: 1,860 m / 6,102 ft
- Coordinates: -1.4969, 29.6313
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,219 m / 4,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Kigali
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhengeri_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7378658
- Weather station: FZNC
- Ident: HRYU

## Timeline

- 1928: Ruhengeri Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 1,219 m / 4,000 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Grass | 140° / 320° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,219 m / 4,000 ft | =9,646 of 29,858 | =785 in Africa | =3 in RW |
| Elevation | 1,860 m / 6,102 ft | =986 of 43,403 | #110 in Africa | #1 in RW |
| Age | Opened 1928 | =323 of 15,079 | =7 in Africa | =1 in RW |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in RW |

## Nearby airports

- [KXO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ug-0001.md) Kisoro Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [FZNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fznb.md) Katale Airport · 36 km / 22 mi
- [FZNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fznc.md) Rutshuru Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [GYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryg.md) Gisenyi Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [HUKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hukb.md) Kabale Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [GOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzna.md) Goma International Airport · 48 km / 30 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryu/data