Bentiu Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public, Civilian | ||||||||||
Owner | Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan | ||||||||||
Serves | Bentiu, South Sudan | ||||||||||
Location | Rubkona, South Sudan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,279 ft / 390 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 09°18′13″N029°47′14″E / 9.30361°N 29.78722°E | ||||||||||
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Bentiu Airport is an airport in South Sudan. It is located just north of Rubkona, a town that sits across the Bahr el Ghazal River from Bentiu. Via El Salaam Bridge, the airport is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) by road from Bentiu.
Bentiu Airport ( IATA : n/a, ICAO : HSBT) is located in Rubkon County in Northern Liech, just north of the town of Rubkona, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan. The airport is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) directly north of Bentiu.
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