Semliki Airstrip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civilian | ||||||||||
| Owner | Uganda Wildlife Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Semliki, Uganda | ||||||||||
| Location | Semliki, Uganda | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°53′45″N30°21′09″E / 0.89583°N 30.35250°E | ||||||||||
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Semliki Airstrip( IATA : n/a, ICAO : n/a), also Semuliki Airstrip, is an airstrip serving the Semliki Wildlife Reserve and Semliki National Park, in the Western Region of Uganda. [1]
Semliki Airstrip in located in the Kabarole District, inside the Semliki Wildlife Reserve, in the Toro sub-region, in Western Uganda. [2] The geographical coordinates of Semliki Airstrip are 0°53'45.0"N 30°21'09.0"E (Latitude:0.895833; Longitude:30.352500). [3]
Semliki Airstrip is adjacent to Semliki Safari Lodge, within the nature reserve. Aircraft are allowed to land for a fee, collected by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Transport to the Lodge by air, saves time and is less stressful than transport by automobile, on the narrow winding roads. [2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolink Uganda | Entebbe [4] |
| Fly Uganda | Kajjansi [5] |
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