Butare Airport (IATA: BTQ, ICAO: HRYI), is located in the city of Butare, in Huye District, Southern Province.

Its location lies approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi), by air, southwest of Kigali International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.

It is one of the eight (8) airports that are administered by the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority.

[2] Butare Airport is situated 1,768 metres (5,801 ft) above sea level.

[3] The airport has a single paved runway, which measures approximately 860 metres (2,820 ft) in length.