Highest Airports in Burundi

Airports in Burundi ranked by elevation above sea level.

📅 2026📏 metres5 entries🇧🇮 See all of this country’s rankings →
1
Gitega AirportGitega · 5,741 ft above sea level
1,750 m
2
Ruyigi AirportRuyigi · 5,194 ft above sea level
1,583 m
3
Kirundo AirportKirundo · 4,511 ft above sea level
1,375 m
4
Gihohi AirportGihohi · 4,065 ft above sea level
1,239 m
5
Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International AirportBujumbura · 2,582 ft above sea level
787 m

Highlights

Within Burundi, Gitega Airport ranks first in 2026 with 1,750 m, followed by Ruyigi Airport (1,583 m) and Kirundo Airport (1,375 m).

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets · Public domain (OurAirports) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Airport and runway records are community maintained and released to the public domain; no guarantee of accuracy is made. Only active small, medium, and large airports are included.