Gitega Airport
Gitega Airport is an airport serving the city of Gitega, the current capital of Burundi. The airport is situated on a low ridge in the northwest section of the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport serving Gitega in Burundi
- Also known as: “GID”, “Gitega”, and “Kitega”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Museum of Gitega and Christ the King Cathedral.
National Museum of Gitega
Museum
Photo: Dave Proffer, CC BY 2.0.
The National Museum of Gitega is the national museum of Burundi. It is located in Gitega and was founded under Belgian colonial rule in 1955. The museum is the largest of Burundi's public museums although its collection is displayed in a single room.
Christ the King Cathedral
Church
Photo: Tequendamia, Public domain.
The Christ the King Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in Gitega in the province of Gitega in the central part of Burundi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gitega.
Gitega
Gitega is the second largest city of Burundi and since 2019 the national political capital, as well as the capital of the Gitega Province.
Gitega Airport
- Categories: airport and transportation
- Location: Commune of Gitega, Gitega Province, Burundi, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-3.41788° or 3° 25′ 4″ southLongitude
29.91098° or 29° 54′ 40″ eastElevation
1,649 metres (5,410 feet)IATA airport code
GIDICAO airport code
HBBEOpen location code
6G8FHWJ6+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 401182943OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Gitega Airport” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مطار غيتيغا”
- Chinese: “基特加機場”
- French: “aérodrome de Gitega”
- French: “Aérodrome de Gitega”
- French: “Aéroport de Gitega”
- French: “Aéroport”
- French: “Airport”
- French: “HBBE”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Gitega”
- Indonesian: “GID”
- Indonesian: “HBBE”
- Japanese: “ギテガ空港”
- Lingala: “Libándá lya Ndáko ya mpɛ́pɔ ya Gitega”
- Lingala: “Libándá lya Ndáko ya mpɛ́pɔ”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Gitega”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Gitega”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Gitega”
- Russian: “Гитега (аэропорт)”
- Swahili: “uwanja wa ndege wa Gitega”
- Swahili: “uwanja wa ndege”
- Welsh: “Maes Awyr Gitega”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Magarama and Kwibuka.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parquet Général de Gitega and Paroisse Saint François d’Assise de Magarama.
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