page_title: Transport in Rwanda
section_title: Air transport
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in Rwanda / Air transport
caption_attribution_description: English: Kigali International Airport (HRYR) terminal in Kigali, Rwanda Français&#160;: Aéroport de Kigali Suomi: Kigalin kansainvälisen lentoaseman (HRYR) terminaali Kigalissa, Ruandassa
context_page_description: The transport system in Rwanda centres primarily around the road network. Paved roads lie between the capital, Kigali, and most other major cities and towns in the country. Rwanda is also linked by road with other countries in the African Great Lakes, via which the majority of the country's imports and exports are made.
  The country has an international airport at Kigali, serving one domestic and several international destinations, and also has limited transport between the port cities on Lake Kivu. There are currently no railways in Rwanda.
  A large amount of investments in the transport infrastructure has been made by the government since the 1994 genocide, with aid from the European Union, China, Japan and others.
context_section_description: The country's main air gateway is Kigali International Airport, which is located at Kanombe, a suburb approximately 10 km (6 mi) from Kigali city centre. The airport has international flights to Lagos, Brazzaville, Dubai, Nairobi, Entebbe, Addis Ababa, Bujumbura, Johannesburg, Amsterdam, Brussels and Doha and is the main airport for the national carrier RwandAir.
  There are plans being discussed to build a new airport at Nyamata in Bugesera district, approximately 40 km (25 mi) from Kigali which would be much bigger and could act as a hub for the entire region. 
  The only other airport in the country with passenger service is Kamembe Airport, which is in the city of Cyangugu. RwandAir operates a service between Kigali and Kamembe, which serves southwestern Rwanda and the Congolese city of Bukavu.
caption: Kigali International Airport
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