Centenary Airport
Centenary Airport | |||||||||||
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| Location | Centenary | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,058 ft / 1,237 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°44′02″S 31°07′15″E / 16.73389°S 31.12083°E | ||||||||||
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  FVCN Location of the airport in Zimbabwe | |||||||||||
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| Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3] | |||||||||||
Centenary Airport (ICAO: FVCN), designated as Forward Air Field 3 (FAF) during the Rhodesian Bush War, is an airport serving the town of Centenary, in Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe.
History
Centenary Airport was established as a military airstrip in the late 1960s. It was equipped with a grass strip, and an asphalt runway was later built. As of 2004, it currently operates under District Development Fund control, however, the runway has deteriorated in condition.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Airport information for FVCN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006.
- ^ Airport information for FVCN at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Centenary
- ^ "Zimbabwe Military Air Bases and Airfields". Aeroflight – World Air Forces. Internet Archive. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
External links
- OurAirports - Centenary Archived 10 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine