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Buffalo Range Airport
FVCZ / BFOChiredzi, ZimbabweELEV 1,421 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
70 nm
To the nearest alternate
Masvingo International Airport (MVZ).
Overview
Buffalo Range Airport, listed as FVCZ / BFO, is a mid-sized airport in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe. Field elevation is 1,421 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list BFO as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Masvingo International Airport (MVZ, 70 nm), Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base (GWE, 135 nm), and Chimoio Airport (VPY, 153 nm).
Trip costs from BFO are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BFO to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FVCZ
IATA
BFO
FAA / Local
FVCZ
Elevation
1,421 ft
Coordinates
21.0081° S · 31.5786° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Zimbabwe fields
state range 1,421–4,887 ft
At 1,421 ft, BFO sits lower than 89% of the 9 Zimbabwe fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 70nmMVZMasvingo International AirportMasvingo
- 135nmGWEJosiah Tungamirai Air Force BaseGweru
- 153nmVPYChimoio AirportChimoio
- 177nmBUQJoshua Mqabuko Nkomo International AirportBulawayo
- 177nmPHWHendrik Van Eck AirportPhalaborwa
- 183nmLTATzaneen AirportTzaneen
Location
Open the full mapFVCZ · Buffalo Range Airport · Chiredzi, Zimbabwe