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'''Kigali International Airport''' {{Airport codes|KGL|HRYR}}, formerly known as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary airport serving [[Kigali]], the capital of [[Rwanda]]. |
'''Kigali International Airport''' {{Airport codes|KGL|HRYR}}, formerly known as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary [[international airport]] serving [[Kigali]], the capital of [[Rwanda]]. As of June 2024, there is an ongoing project to build another mega-airport in [[Bugesera District]], [[Eastern Province, Rwanda|Eastern Province]], which will be the biggest and the main air gateway for all destinations in the country, in addition to serving as a transit airport for [[Goma]] and [[Bukavu]] in the eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].{{cn|date=May 2024}} There are 4 airlines based at Kigali Airport: [[RwandAir]], the flag carrier airline of Rwanda; Akagera Aviation, a Rwandan heli-company;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akageraaviation.com/pages/about%20us.shml|title=About Akagera.|access-date=31 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145756/http://www.akageraaviation.com/pages/about%20us.shml|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tempus Jet, an American airline providing charter flights;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tempusjets.com/international-operations/ |title=Tempus Jets international operations |publisher=Tempusjets.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303023558/http://www.tempusjets.com/international-operations/ |archive-date= 3 March 2013 }}</ref> and Nexus Aero, a Saudi VIP airline.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nexus.aero/profile.php |title=Our headquarters are based in Saudi Arabia with a back-up Flight Operations Centre located in Bahrain as well as a new Africa base in Rwanda |publisher=Nexus.aero |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623132745/http://www.nexus.aero/profile.php |archive-date=23 June 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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During the [[Rwandan Civil War]], Kigali airport was a major strategic point. Since Rwanda is a landlocked nation, this represented the only easy way in and out of the country. The airport had two runways, but after the [[Arusha Accords (Rwanda)|Arusha Accords]], one runway was closed down after a request from the [[Rwandan Patriotic Front]] (RPF). Later, in April 1994, [[Assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira|President Habyarimana's plane was shot down]]. It is disputed whether the RPF or the [[Rwandan Defence Forces]] (FAR) shot down the plane. This event triggered a renewal of the civil war and the beginning of the |
During the [[Rwandan Civil War]], Kigali airport was a major strategic point. Since Rwanda is a landlocked nation, this represented the only easy way in and out of the country. The airport had two runways, but after the [[Arusha Accords (Rwanda)|Arusha Accords]], one runway was closed down after a request from the [[Rwandan Patriotic Front]] (RPF). Later, in April 1994, [[Assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira|President Habyarimana's plane was shot down]]. It is disputed whether the RPF or the [[Rwandan Defence Forces]] (FAR) shot down the plane. This event triggered a renewal of the civil war and the beginning of the genocide against Tutsi]]. |
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|[[RwandAir]]| [[Port Bouet Airport|Abidjan]], [[Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport|Abuja]], [[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]], [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]], [[Schiphol International Airport|Amsterdam]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Suvarnabhumi International Airport|Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi]], [[Bangui Airport|Bangui]], [[El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]], [[Blantyre Airport|Blantyre]], [[Brazzaville Airport|Brazzaville]], [[Bujumbura Airport|Bujumbura]], [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]], [[Cape Town International Airport|Cape Town]], [[Casablanca Airport|Casablanca]], [[Chengdu Tianfu International Airport|Chengdu-Tianfu]], [[Cadjehoun Airport|Cotonou]], [[Dakar Airport|Dakar-Diass]], [[Julius Nyerere International Airport|Dar es Salaam]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]], [[Douala International Airport|Douala]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[King Shaka International Airport|Durban]], [[Entebbe International Airport|Entebbe]], [[Gaborone Airport|Gaborone]], [[Goma International Airport|Goma]], [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]], [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]], [[Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport|Hangzhou]], [[Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport|Harare]], [[Istanbul Grand Airport|Istanbul]], [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo]], [[Juba International Airport|Juba]], [[Khartoum International Airport|Khartoum]], [[Kilimanjaro International Airport|Kilimanjaro]], [[N'djili Airport|Kinshasa–N'djili]], [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur-International]], [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport|Lagos]], [[Libreville International Airport|Libreville]], [[Lilongwe Airport |Lilongwe]], [[Lome Airport|Lome]], [[London Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]], [[Luanda Airport|Luanda]], [[Lubumbashi International Airport|Lubumbashi]], [[Kenneth Kaunda International Airport|Lusaka]], [[Seychelles International Airport|Mahé]], [[Malabo Airport|Malabo]], [[Maputo International Airport|Maputo]], [[Malpensa International Airport|Milan-Malpensa]], [[Moi International Airport|Mombasa]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Mwanza Airport|Mwanza]], [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]], [[Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport|Port Louis]], [[Ben Gurion International Airport|Tel Aviv]], [[Windhoek Airport|Windhoek]], [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]], [[Zanzibar Airport|Zanzibar]] |
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|[[Astral Aviation]]| [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]<ref>{{cite web|title=EX – NAIROBI SCHEDULE|url=https://astral-aviation.com/schedule/ex-nairobi-schedule/|website=[[Astral Aviation]]|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref> |
|[[Astral Aviation]]| [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]<ref>{{cite web|title=EX – NAIROBI SCHEDULE|url=https://astral-aviation.com/schedule/ex-nairobi-schedule/|website=[[Astral Aviation]]|access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref> |
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|[[Ethiopian Airlines|Ethiopian Airlines Cargo]]| [[Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/cargo/schedule.aspx |title=Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Schedule |publisher=Ethiopianairlines.com |date=29 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411143040/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/cargo/schedule.aspx |archive-date=11 April 2014 }}</ref> |
|[[Ethiopian Airlines|Ethiopian Airlines Cargo]]| [[Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/cargo/schedule.aspx |title=Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Schedule |publisher=Ethiopianairlines.com |date=29 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411143040/http://www.ethiopianairlines.com/en/cargo/schedule.aspx |archive-date=11 April 2014 }}</ref> |
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|[[Qatar Airways Cargo ]]| [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]], [[Liège Airport|Liège]], [[Entebbe International Airport|Entebbe]], [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cargo.martinair.com/wps/wcm/connect/53db92804e043f18a18eb128ba7f78d5/MP_Cargo_Sched_AMS_06JUL09-02AUG09.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |title=Martinair Services Kigali From Amsterdam |publisher=Cargo.martinair.com |access-date=19 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714042325/http://cargo.martinair.com/wps/wcm/connect/53db92804e043f18a18eb128ba7f78d5/MP_Cargo_Sched_AMS_06JUL09-02AUG09.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |archive-date=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
|[[Qatar Airways Cargo ]]| [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]], [[Liège Airport|Liège]], [[Entebbe International Airport|Entebbe]], [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cargo.martinair.com/wps/wcm/connect/53db92804e043f18a18eb128ba7f78d5/MP_Cargo_Sched_AMS_06JUL09-02AUG09.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |title=Martinair Services Kigali From Amsterdam |publisher=Cargo.martinair.com |access-date=19 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714042325/http://cargo.martinair.com/wps/wcm/connect/53db92804e043f18a18eb128ba7f78d5/MP_Cargo_Sched_AMS_06JUL09-02AUG09.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |archive-date=14 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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|[[Qatar Airways Cargo ]] Operated by [[ULS Cargo]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollore-logistics.com/en/news/bollore-logistics-participates-in-new-airfreight-service-to-africa-with-qatar-airways-cargo/|title=Bolloré Logistics participates in new airfreight service to Africa with Qatar Airways Cargo}}</ref> | [[Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport|Kano]] , [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo]], [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport|Lagos]], |
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|[[RwandAir Cargo]]| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rwandair.com/media-center/news-press-releases/rwandair-expands-its-fleet-with-a-dedicated-freighter/|title=RwandAir expands its fleet with a dedicated freighter}}</ref> [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]], [[Sharjah International Airport | Sharjah ]] |
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Kigali International Airport
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Airport type | Civil aviation airport | ||||||||||
Operator | Rwanda Airports Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Kigali | ||||||||||
Location | Kigali, Rwanda | ||||||||||
Hub for | RwandAir | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,891 ft / 1,491 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 01°57′59″S 030°07′59″E / 1.96639°S 30.13306°E / -1.96639; 30.13306 | ||||||||||
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Kigali International Airport (IATA: KGL, ICAO: HRYR), formerly known as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. As of June 2024, there is an ongoing project to build another mega-airport in Bugesera District, Eastern Province, which will be the biggest and the main air gateway for all destinations in the country, in addition to serving as a transit airport for Goma and Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[citation needed] There are 4 airlines based at Kigali Airport: RwandAir, the flag carrier airline of Rwanda; Akagera Aviation, a Rwandan heli-company;[2] Tempus Jet, an American airline providing charter flights;[3] and Nexus Aero, a Saudi VIP airline.[4]
The airport is located in the suburb of Kanombe Sector, at the eastern edge of Kigali, approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, east of the central business district of the city of Kigali.[5]
During the Rwandan Civil War, Kigali airport was a major strategic point. Since Rwanda is a landlocked nation, this represented the only easy way in and out of the country. The airport had two runways, but after the Arusha Accords, one runway was closed down after a request from the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). Later, in April 1994, President Habyarimana's plane was shot down. It is disputed whether the RPF or the Rwandan Defence Forces (FAR) shot down the plane. This event triggered a renewal of the civil war and the beginning of the genocide against Tutsi]].
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In 2008, the airport served 145,189 passengers, and about 290,000 passengers in 2010.[6] In May 2011, the Rwanda CAA announced that Kigali airport will be upgraded to meet the strong demand.[7] Works started in October 2012 and will be completed in May 2014.[8] In 2012, data from Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority shows that passenger traffic through Kigali International Airport grew by 30 per cent to 488,903 last year, up from 377,327 in 2011.[9] The airport handled over 300 flights a week. The airport is designed to handle 400,000 passengers per year. International and domestic passenger numbers were nearly 600,000 in 2013,[1] while there were about 400 weekly flights.[citation needed] International and domestic passenger numbers totaled 710,000 in 2016.[1]
There are three terminals at Kigali. The main two-story terminal was built to replace the single-story building, now housing the VIP terminal. The main terminal can handle 6 small-to-midsized aircraft, but also up to a Boeing 747 jet. The south side of the runway has two helicopter pads with access to the main runway, used by military helicopters. A cargo terminal is also located at the airport. The latest upgrades to tarmac and support systems were made in 2002. There is free Wi-Fi in the airport waiting area. In 2014, Kigali Airport ranked as the seventh-best regional airport in Africa, because of its capacity to respond to disaster, through its fire department (Category Nine), the second-best according to International Aviation Organisation standards.
Rwandair has its head office on the top floor of the airport main building.[10][11] The airline previously had its head office in Centenary House in Kigali.[12] The airline began moving its operations from Centenary House to the airport on Friday 14 May 2010. The airline was scheduled to be moved in by Monday 17 May 2010.[11]
In addition, Akagera Aviation and the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority have their offices at the airport.[13]
There are plans to replace the current airport with a new one located south of Kigali on the south side of the Nyabarongo River in Bugesera. A new airport location is needed as the existing airport does not allow for upgrades such as additional runways and other facilities. The new airport will have one runway, with provisions for a second one to be added later. Construction activities for this airport started in 2017 and are planned to be completed in 2022.
In September 2016, a contract between the Rwandan government and Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção África, S.A., a Portuguese firm, was signed. The company will construct the airport in two phases with works on the first phase now scheduled to begin in June 2017. After finishing the first phase by December 2018, Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção África, S.A. will subsequently operate the airport for 25 years. The airport will have a capacity of 1.7 million passengers per year. A second phase that is planned to be built after that is supposed to raise the capacity of the airport to 4.5 million passengers per year. Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção África, S.A. will cover the costs of US$418 million for the first phase and US$400 million for the second phase, leading to a total investment of US$818 million. As compensation, the company has the right to keep the profits from operating the airport. Under the agreement, the Rwandan government won't have to contribute to the costs of construction and operation.[14]
In March 2019, the government confirmed that some works were temporarily put on hold in order for a redesign to take place.[15] The redesign will ensure that the airport is up to international standards.
In December 2019, Qatar's state-owned airline, Qatar Airways, collaborated with the Rwanda Development Board to purchase a 60% stake in the Bugesera International Airport. Infrastructure minister Claver Gatete said, “We are looking for a bigger sized airport. That's why we are looking for a bigger investor.”[16]
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