Belvedere Airport

Belvedere Airport
Trainee pilots walk past their De Havilland Tiger Moth trainers at No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia), at Belvedere Airport, Salisbury.
Summary
Airport typeDefunct
ServesSalisbury
Opened1932 (1932)
ClosedDecember 31, 1957 (1957-12-31)
Passenger services ceased1957 (1957)
Coordinates17°50′25.1″S 31°0′21.6″E / 17.840306°S 31.006000°E / -17.840306; 31.006000
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Belvedere Airport
Location in Zimbabwe

Belvedere Airport, also known as Salisbury Aerodrome and Salisbury Municipal Aerodrome, was an airport that served Salisbury (now Harare) located in Southern Rhodesia. It was established in 1932 and was closed in 1957 after being replaced by Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. Following closure, the airport was converted into an airfield racing circuit for the first Rhodesian Grand Prix in 1960, and was used until 1974.

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