Kasenyi Airport

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Kasenyi Airport
Summary
Airport type Civilian
Owner Queen Elizabeth National Park
ServesKasenyi, Uganda
Location Kasenyi, Uganda
Elevation  AMSL 3,100 ft / 945 m
Coordinates 0°01′45″S30°08′28″E / 0.0292°S 30.1411°E / -0.0292; 30.1411
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Kasenyi Airport
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Kasenyi Airport( ICAO : HULA) is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty six airports in the country. [1]

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Location

Kasenyi Airport is located in Kasenyi, Kasese District, in western Uganda, approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi), by air, west of Entebbe International Airport, the country's largest civilian and military airport. [2] The geographic coordinates of this airport are not known because the airport does not appear on most publicly available maps, as of January 2010. The airport has a single unpaved runway whose exact measurements are unknown at this time. The airport is situated on the eastern shores of Lake George, in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Overview

Kasenyi Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the area of Kasenyi and the neighboring areas of Queen Elizabeth National Park. As of January 2010, the airport is not yet under the administration of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. [3] The elevation of Kasenyi Airport is 930 metres (3,050 ft) above sea level.

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References

  1. "Uganda". CIA World Factbook . Airports: 46 (2010)
  2. "Distance between Entebbe Airport () and Kasenyi (Kasese) (Uganda)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  3. Kasenyi Airport Not Under Uganda CAA Administration Archived 2010-02-16 at archive.today