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Buffalo Range Airport

Coordinates: 21°00′29″S 31°34′43″E / 21.00806°S 31.57861°E / -21.00806; 31.57861
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Buffalo Range Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesChiredzi
Elevation AMSL1,421 ft / 433 m
Coordinates21°00′29″S 31°34′43″E / 21.00806°S 31.57861°E / -21.00806; 31.57861
Map
BFO is located in Zimbabwe
BFO
BFO
Location of the airport in Zimbabwe
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,763 5,785 Bituminous
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.

Characteristics

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The Chiredzi non-directional beacon (Ident: CZ) is located 3.75 nautical miles (6.95 km) off the threshold of runway 14. The Chiredzi or Buffalo Range non-directional beacon (Ident: BI) is located on the field.[2][3]

Accidents and incidents

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  • 6 January 1977: A Rhodesian Air Force Douglas C-47B, tail number R7034, hit overhead conveyor steel cables, across the Lundi River on return from Malapati airfield, crashing and killing three occupants, pilot, co-pilot and Despatcher. Three Despatcher passengers survived.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Airport information for FVCZ". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
  2. ^ Aeronautical chart and airport information for FVCZ at SkyVector
  3. ^ "Buffalo Range NDB (BI)". OurAirports. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ^ Accident description for R7034 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 20 March 2012.
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