# Buffalo Range Airport (BFO)

> Chiredzi, ZW · IATA: BFO · ICAO: FVCZ · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BFO` |
| ICAO | `FVCZ` |
| City | Chiredzi |
| Country | ZW |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 433 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | -21.00810, 31.57860 |

## Description

Sugar, ethanol and safari passengers account for almost all traffic at Buffalo Range Airport (BFO, ICAO FVCZ), a regional field in Zimbabwe's south-eastern Lowveld about 10 km from Chiredzi. Charter and private flights carry estate staff, technicians and spare parts for Triangle and Hippo Valley Estates, the country's two largest sugar producers; there is no scheduled cargo service and no dedicated freight terminal. Both estates sit under Tongaat Hulett's Zimbabwean arm, whose South African business rescue was settled in June 2026 when the Vision Group takeover was backed by a shareholding from South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation and the liquidation application was withdrawn. Air freight from the region is routed through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare (HRE), roughly 430 km to the north-west, where customs clearance and handling are concentrated. Southbound consignments normally move by road via the Beitbridge crossing into South Africa, while ocean freight uses the Mozambican port of Beira. Raw sugar, ethanol from the Green Fuel plant at Chisumbanje and citrus leave the Lowveld by truck rather than by air. The field lies at 1,421 ft elevation.

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