Adjumani Airport

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Adjumani Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Adjumani Town Council
Serves Adjumani, Uganda
Elevation  AMSL 2,611 ft / 796 m
Coordinates 3°20′20″N31°45′50″E / 3.33889°N 31.76389°E / 3.33889; 31.76389 Coordinates: 3°20′20″N31°45′50″E / 3.33889°N 31.76389°E / 3.33889; 31.76389
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HUAJ
Location of airport in Uganda
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Direction LengthSurface
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09/271,2103,970Gravel
Sources: GCM [1] Google Maps [2]

Adjumani Airport( ICAO : HUAJ) is an airport that serves the town of Adjumani in the Northern Region of Uganda, close to the international border with South Sudan. It is approximately 376 kilometres (234 mi) by air north of Entebbe International Airport, the country's largest civilian and military airport. [3]

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Adjumani Place in Northern Region of Uganda, Uganda

Adjumani is a town in Adjumani District in the Northern Region of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters.

Northern Region, Uganda Region in Northern, Uganda

The Northern region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was 7,188,139.

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The well-marked runway is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the town. The runway length does not include a 400 metres (1,300 ft) overrun on the western end.

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References

  1. ↑ Airport information for HUAJ at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Google Maps - Adjumani
  3. ↑ "Distance between Adjumani () and Entebbe Airport () (Uganda)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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