Kitgum Airport

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Kitgum Airport
Summary
Airport type Civilian
Owner Kitgum Municipality
Serves Kitgum, Uganda
Elevation  AMSL 3,130 ft / 954 m
Coordinates 3°17′00″N32°53′15″E / 3.28333°N 32.88750°E / 3.28333; 32.88750 (Kitgum Airport)
Map
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HUKT
Location of the airport in Uganda
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
15/331,5004,921Dirt
Sources: OurAirports [1] Google Maps [2] GCM [3]

Kitgum Airport( ICAO : HUKT) is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the 46 airports in the country. [4]

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Location

Kitgum Airport is in the town of Kitgum, in Kitgum District, Acholi sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. It lies in the center of town, just west of the Kitgum-Lira Road. It is approximately 363 kilometres (226 mi), by air, north of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest civilian and military airport. [5]

Overview

Kitgum Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Kitgum and the surrounding areas of Kitgum District.

The airport has a single unpaved runway that is full width for 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) with another unobstructed 400 metres (1,300 ft) overrun available on the southern end. [2]

See also

References

  1. "OurAirports, Pilot Information for Kitgum Airport, accessed 15 November 2015". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Google Maps - Kitgum
  3. Airport information for HUKT at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. "Uganda". CIA World Factbook . Airports: 46 (2010)
  5. Flight Distance Between Entebbe Airport And Kitgum Airport With Map