Longest Airport Runways in Rwanda

Airports in Rwanda ranked by the length of their longest open runway.

📅 2026📏 metres5 entries🇷🇼 See all of this country’s rankings →

Kigali International AirportKigali · 11,483 ft · ASP

3,500 m

Kamembe AirportKamembe · 4,921 ft · ASP

1,500 m

Butare AirportButare · 4,000 ft · ASP

1,219 m

Ruhengeri AirportRuhengeri · 4,000 ft · grass

1,219 m

Gisenyi AirportGisenyi · 3,330 ft · ASP

1,015 m

Highlights

Within Rwanda, Kigali International Airport ranks first in 2026 with 3,500 m, followed by Kamembe Airport (1,500 m) and Butare Airport (1,219 m).

Kigali International Airport is 2.3 times higher than Kamembe Airport, the runner-up.

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.