Mutukula Airport

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Mutukula Airport
Summary
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 / -0.92500; 31.45000 (Mutukula Airport)
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Mutukula
Location of the airport in Uganda
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07/252,6008,530Grass
Source: Google Maps [1] Fallingrain [2]

Mutukula Airport is an airport serving the town of Mutukula in the Rakai District of the Central Region of Uganda.

Mutukula, 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 District in Uganda

Rakai District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Rakai is the site of the district's headquarters.

Central Region, Uganda Region in Central, Uganda

The Central region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was 9,529,227. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda.

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The airport is on the Masaka-Kakuto road, [3] 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Mutukala, which straddles the Ugandan border with Tanzania. 2010 satellite imagery shows the runway obstructed with brush. [1]

Tanzania Country in Africa

Tanzania officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands at the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in north-eastern Tanzania.

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Transport in Uganda

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The Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda (CAA) is the government agency responsible for licensing, monitoring, and regulating civil aviation matters. It is administered by the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport.

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