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Dimensions
RWY 04/22
1000m
Dirt/Gravel
Dimensions
RWY 07/25
1097m x 18m
Gravel
Dimensions
RWY 11/29
1100m x 20m
Dirt
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Excellent aerial view to the Airports & Aerodromes Index .
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What I want to say about Rusape Airport I like that issue maybe my earlier are developed because that town is nice but if u open pliz remember me I want job thanks u
Close it
@Bill35's location is only 0.74 nautical miles from my location. Still doesn't look like an airport.
Possible alternative location
@Bill35 found a different location in a 1996 Tactical Pilotage Chart (UK Ministry of Defence military survey): -17.0049 30.8961
Zooming in shows something that might once have been a runway there, though it's much rutted and crossed by paths now. I wonder if Zimbabwe is simply reluctant to let international authorities know about how much infrastructure it has let decay during its decades of economic trouble, so it wants to keep this on the books (number of airports is one of the indicators used in international development).
In any case, we need to decide (a) whether to move the marker per the 1996 chart, and (b) whether to mark the airport as "closed" based on its visible state in the sat view. Thoughts?
Maybe?
It's still in my Eurocontrol/EAD data dump, although the location is slightly different. It still doesn't look like much of an airport on Google Earth, though.
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Marked as closed until we have new information.
My camera was stolen after my bag was checked in
I had 450 pictures of my Africa trip in the camera and I put it in my backpack and unbelievably it was gone when the backpack was returned. Can not believe it but it actually happened. Need to monitor who is handling the luggage when it is out of site.
All my mémoires gone........ So much for good people of Zimbabwe.
Dawson's airport
There is no airport at the location shown. Nor is there even any kind of rough landing strip.
Airport Development
The asset of a town is access through Airports and entry. Plumtree town must develop their airport first, then there will be a resourse driven economy in Plumtree.
Kariba now linked to Harare
There is need to set up flights for Kariba. It is being shown as receiving flights departing from Harare and Victoria falls on Friday Sunday, but nothing under Kariba.
scheduled services Kariba
Solenta airways flies regularly from Harare to Kariba Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Departing Harare International 9.30 am to Kariba International 10.45 am. Flight time 1hr 15min using a Cessna Grand Caravan C208B. Unconfirmed or independently verified 99.8% dispatch reliability. Also departs Harare 14.30pm to Kariba 15.45pm on mondays and wednesdays using same aircraft.
From Kariba to Harare on tuesday, fridays and sundays 15.15pm to 16.30pm, also mondays and wednesday 17.45pm to 19.00pm using the C208B.
re: length of runway
Thank you - I've added the runway information to the "Pilot info" tab.
length of runway
The length of the runway is 1000 meters. It is close to the surbub of Newtown in Kwekwe
Maintanance
Placing new wind socks & runway marks & removal of small bushes along the runway.-Underway now.
Customs and Immigration
Customs are sporadic but there was no immigration! I only had a voice on the other end of the telephone who told me to leave my details on a piece of paper and shove it under the door!! It made me most uncomfortable not having my passport stamped although she was adamant that aircrew did not need to have their passports stamped!! Fuel is available pay cash and in USD.
Lost luggage
🔗 Sun, 15 Jan 2023
— @fedacla at Victoria Falls International Airport, Zimbabwe
Not the airport's fault and it arrived the next day! Due to the crisis in Zimbabwe the officer had do hand write all the details, not very efficient but very friendly and helpful