Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip

ZW-0030 · Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

About Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip

ID ZW-0030
FIR Harare FIR
Region Mashonaland West
Country Zimbabwe
Runways 9/27
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -16.14715, 29.41577   160850S 0292457E
Variation 6.6° W (2024)
Timezone Harare (+2 h)
Local time May 4, 2024 17:11

Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip

Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip is a small airport in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. The airport is located at latitude -16.14715 and longitude 29.41577. The airport has one runway: 9/27. This airport has no ICAO code, we use ZW-0030 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Dandawa Airstrip, Mana Pools Airport, Mana West Airport, Little Vundu Camp Airport and Charangwe Lower Zambezi Safari Lodge Airport.

Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Lusaka Kuanda, which is 139 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Harare.

Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip is in the timezone of Africa/Harare. Difference with UTC is +2 h. Today the sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:43. This applies to Rukomeshe Research Station Airstrip, 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
9 088° 094° -16.1471 29.4207 1,078 m
27 268° 274° -16.1473 29.4106

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
Dandawa Airstrip ZW-0046 26 km 324°
Mana Pools Airport FVMN 42 km 355°
Mana West Airport ZW-0041 43 km 323°
Little Vundu Camp Airport ZW-0050 45 km 329°
Charangwe Lower Zambezi Safari Lodge Airport ZM-0029 47 km 329°
Royal Zambezi Lodge Airstrip FLRZ 48 km 345°
Chikwenya Game Lodge Airstrip ZW-0029 53 km 018°
Chirundu Airport FVCD 58 km 286°
Rifa Airstrip FVRF 58 km 251°

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