Mutukula Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Civilian and military | ||||||||||
Owner | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | ||||||||||
Serves | Mutukula, Uganda | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,820 ft / 1,164 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 0°55′30″S31°27′00″E / 0.92500°S 31.45000°E | ||||||||||
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Mutukula Airport is an airport serving the town of Mutukula in the Rakai District of the Central Region of Uganda.
Mutukula is a town in the Central Region of Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. It sits adjacent to Mutukula, Tanzania, directly across the international Uganda/Tanzania border.
Rakai District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Rakai is the site of the district's headquarters.
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