Moyo Airport

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Moyo Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Moyo Town Council
ServesMoyo, Uganda
Location Moyo, Uganda
Elevation  AMSL 3,100 ft / 945 m
Coordinates 03°38′57″N031°45′54″E / 3.64917°N 31.76500°E / 3.64917; 31.76500
Map
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Moyo
Location of Moyo Airport in Uganda
Placement on map is approximate
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
02/204,2601,298Unpaved

Moyo Airport( IATA : OYG) is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six (46) airports in the country. [1]

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Location

Moyo Airport is located in the town of Moyo, Moyo District, West Nile sub-region, in Northern Uganda, close to the International border with South Sudan. Its location is approximately 406 kilometres (252 mi), by air, north of Entebbe International Airport, the country's largest civilian and military airport. [2] The geographic coordinates of this airport are 3°38′56″N31°45′52″E / 3.64889°N 31.76444°E / 3.64889; 31.76444 .

Overview

Moyo Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Moyo. As of August 2011, the airport is not yet under the administration of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. [3] Moyo Airport is situated 3,100 feet (940 m) above sea level. [4] The airport has a single unpaved runway which measures 4,260 feet (1,300 m) long. [5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Eagle Air Entebbe

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References

  1. "Uganda". CIA World Factbook . Airports: 46 (2010)
  2. Flight Distance Between Entebbe and Moyo with Map
  3. Moyo Not Under Uganda CAA Administration Archived 2010-02-16 at archive.today
  4. "Moyo Airport, Moyo Uganda Flights, OYG, Moyo Airport". www.airgorilla.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  5. "Moyo Airport, Moyo Uganda Flights, OYG, Moyo Airport". www.airgorilla.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.