Buffalo Range Airport
IATA: BFO ICAO: FVCZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Chiredzi
Elevation AMSL	1,421 ft / 433 m
Coordinates	21°00′29″S 31°34′43″E / 21.00806°S 31.57861°E / -21.00806; 31.57861
Map
BFO Location of the airport in Zimbabwe
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 1,763 5,785 Bituminous
Sources: World Aero Data[1]

Buffalo Range Airport (IATA: BFO, ICAO: FVCZ) is an airport serving Chiredzi, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the town.

Characteristics

The Chiredzi non-directional beacon (Ident: CZ) is located 3.75 nautical miles (6.95 km) off the threshold of runway 14. The Chiredzi or Buffalo Range non-directional beacon (Ident: BI) is located on the field.^[2][3]

Accidents and incidents

• 6 January 1977: A Rhodesian Air Force Douglas C-47B, tail number R7034, hit power lines shortly after takeoff, crashing and killing all three occupants aboard.^[4]