Savannah Airstrip

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Savannah Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSavannah Resort Hotel
Serves Kihihi, Savannah Resort
Elevation  AMSL 3,595 ft / 1,096 m
Coordinates 0°43′10″S29°42′00″E / 0.71944°S 29.70000°E / -0.71944; 29.70000 Coordinates: 0°43′10″S29°42′00″E / 0.71944°S 29.70000°E / -0.71944; 29.70000
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Location of the airport in Uganda
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Sources: Google Maps, [2] Savannah Resort [3]

Savannah Airstrip (also known as Kihihi Airstrip) [2] ( IATA : KHX) is an airport serving Savannah Resort and the town of Kihihi, Uganda. The airstrip receives daily flights from Entebbe International Airport and Kajjansi Airfield, a route frequently used by tourists to visit the south of Queen Elizabeth National Park and north of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. [4]

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Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolink Uganda Entebbe [5]

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References

  1. "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA . Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Google Maps - Kihihi Airstrip
  3. Savannah Resort
  4. "Kihihi Airstrip Flight Schedule". Savannah Wings. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  5. Aerolink Uganda (2019). "Aerolink Uganda Destinations". Entebbe: Aerolink Uganda. Retrieved 17 July 2019.