Highest Airports in Rwanda

Airports in Rwanda ranked by elevation above sea level.

📅 2026📏 metres8 entries🇷🇼 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Ruhengeri AirportRuhengeri · 6,102 ft above sea level

1,860 m

Butare AirportButare · 5,801 ft above sea level

1,768 m

Kamembe AirportKamembe · 5,192 ft above sea level

1,583 m

Gisenyi AirportGisenyi · 5,082 ft above sea level

1,549 m

Nemba AirportNemba · 4,905 ft above sea level

1,495 m

Kigali International AirportKigali · 4,859 ft above sea level

1,481 m

Gabiro AirportGabiro · 4,806 ft above sea level

1,465 m

Gako AirportGako · 4,770 ft above sea level

1,454 m

Highlights

Within Rwanda, Ruhengeri Airport ranks first in 2026 with 1,860 m, followed by Butare Airport (1,768 m) and Kamembe Airport (1,583 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.