Chipinge Airport
Chipinge Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chipinge | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,700 ft / 1,128 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°12′25″S 32°37′45″E / 20.20694°S 32.62917°E | ||||||||||
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CHJ Location of the airport in Zimbabwe | |||||||||||
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| Sources: WAD[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3] | |||||||||||
Chipinge Airport (IATA: CHJ), designated as Forward Air Field 6 (FAF) during the Rhodesian Bush War, is an airport serving Chipinge, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe.
History
Chipinge Airport was established in c1976 as a forward air field by the Rhodesian Air Force (RhAF). It was also known as Chipinda Pools, and was used by RhAF helicopters to conduct counter-operations in Mozambique in September 1979.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Airport information for FVCZ". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006.
- ^ Google Maps - Chipinge
- ^ "Airport information for CHJ" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Military Air Bases and Airfields". Aeroflight – World Air Forces. Internet Archive. 4 November 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
External links
- OurAirports - Chipinge Archived 11 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine