Ishasha River Camp Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Ishasha River Camp, Queen Elizabeth National Park | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,140 ft / 957 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 00°36′50″S29°39′55″E / 0.61389°S 29.66528°E | ||||||||||
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Ishasha River Camp Airport is an airport serving the Ishasha River Camp [3] [4] and the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda.
The Kisoro non-directional beacon (Ident: KS) is located 39.9 nautical miles (73.9 km) south of the airport. [5]
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