Gachegache Airport

FVGG · Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

About Gachegache Airport

ICAO FVGG
FIR Harare FIR
Region Mashonaland West
Country Zimbabwe
Runways 8/26
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -16.74808, 28.93031   164453S 0285549E
Coordinates (Center) -16.74802, 28.9306   164453S 0285550E
Variation 7.1° W (2024)
Timezone Harare (+2 h)
Local time May 6, 2024 01:02

Gachegache Airport

Gachegache Airport is a small airport in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. The airport is located at latitude -16.74802 and longitude 28.93060. The airport has one runway: 8/26. The ICAO airport code of this field is FVGG. Nearby other airfields are Kariba International Airport, Fothergill Airport, Rifa Airstrip, Tashinga Airport and Kipling's Rukari Airstrip.

Gachegache Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Lusaka Kuanda, which is 167 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Harare.

Gachegache Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Harare. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:44. This applies to Gachegache Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
8 072° 079° -16.7465 28.9356 1,116 m
26 252° 259° -16.7496 28.9256

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Kariba International Airport FVKB 26 km 349°
Fothergill Airport FVFG 29 km 279°
Rifa Airstrip FVRF 48 km 355°
Tashinga Airport FVTA 53 km 260°
Kipling's Rukari Airstrip FVRI 55 km 257°
Tiger Bay Airstrip FVTB 57 km 251°
Bumi Hills Airport FVBM 63 km 262°
Renroc Airport FVRE 72 km 109°
Karoi FVKA 74 km 097°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Kariba KB NDB 27 km 335°
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