Naval Air Station Keflavik Iceland protested the invasion but asked the populace to treat the occupying force as guests. Following talks between British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, Iceland agreed to a tripartite treaty under which United States Marines were to relieve the British garrison in Iceland on the condition that all military forces be withdrawn from Iceland immediately upon the conclusion of the war in Europe. In addition to their defense role, U.S. forces constructed the Keflavik Airport as a refueling point for aircraft deliveries and cargo flights to Europe. With the end of
Kigali International Airport Kigali International Airport Kigali International Airport , formerly known as Gregoire Kayibanda International Airport, but sometimes referred to as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary airport serving Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. It is the main air gateway for all destinations in the country, and in addition serves as a transit airport for Goma and Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is located in the suburb of "Kanombe", at the eastern edge of Kigali, approximately , by road, east of the central business district of the city of Kigali. During the Rwandan Civil War, Kigali