Chobe Safari Lodge Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Murchison Falls National Park | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,140 ft / 957 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 2°14′31″N32°08′13″E / 2.24194°N 32.13694°E | ||||||||||
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  Chobe Location of the airport in Uganda | |||||||||||
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Chobe Safari Lodge Airport is an airport serving Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda. The runway is adjacent to the Chobe Safari Lodge, and alongside the rapids of the Nile River. [1]
The airport is located within the confines of Murchison Falls National Park approximately 247 km (153 mi), by air, north-west of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest civilian and military airport. [2]
According to available maps at Google.com, the airport terminal is located in Kiryandongo District, in the Western Region of Uganda. The airport's runway stretches south-eastwards into Nwoya District, in the Northern Region of Uganda. [3] The geographical coordinates of Chobe Safari Lodge Airport are:2°14'31.0"N, 32°08'13.0"E (Latitude:2.241944; Longitude:32.136944). [3] The airport lies at an elevation of 957 m (3,140 ft) above sea level. [4]
The airport serves visitors to Murchison Falls National Park and those visiting Chobe Safari Lodge that lies adjacent to the airport's [5] single murrum runway that measures 1,555 meters (5,100 ft).
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aerolink Uganda | Entebbe [6] |
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