Airports / Burundi / GID
Gitega Airport
HBBE / GIDGitega, BurundiELEV 5,741 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
36 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM).
Overview
Gitega Airport (HBBE / GID) sits in Gitega, Burundi, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 5,741 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GID for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM, 36 nm), Kamembe Airport (KME, 83 nm), and Kigali International Airport (KGL, 88 nm).
Charter pricing from GID depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Kitega. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Gitega.
Field capability
ICAO
HBBE
IATA
GID
FAA / Local
HBBE
Elevation
5,741 ft
Coordinates
3.4172° S · 29.9113° 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
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 36nmBJMBujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International AirportBujumbura
- 83nmKMEKamembe AirportKamembe
- 88nmKGLKigali International AirportKigali
- 94nmBKYBukavu Kavumu AirportKamakombe
- 112nmGYIGisenyi AirportGisenyi
- 113nmGOMGoma International AirportGoma
Location
Open the full mapHBBE · Gitega Airport · Gitega, Burundi
