Chobe Safari Lodge Airport

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Chobe Safari Lodge Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
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 / 2.24194; 32.13694
Map
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Chobe
Location of the airport in Uganda
Chobe Safari Lodge Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
11/295,1001,555Gravel

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]

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Location

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 Maps, 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]

Overview

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 and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolink Uganda Entebbe [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rupi Mangat (11 August 2017). "The Epic Safari To Murchison Falls". The EastAfrican . Nairobi. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Distance between Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe Airport, Entebbe, Wakiso District, Uganda and Chobe Safari Lodge Airport, Lorim, Uganda". Globefeed.com. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Location of Chobe Safari Lodge Airport, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Elevation of Chobe Safari Lodge Airport". Unipage.net. Sydney. 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Chano8 (May 2016). "Travel: A Romantic Getaway At Chobe And Paraa Lodges" (PDF). Kampala: Chano8. Retrieved 17 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Aerolink Uganda (2019). "Aerolink Uganda Destinations". Entebbe: Aerolink Uganda. Retrieved 17 July 2019.


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