Thar Jath Airstrip

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Thar Jath Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic, Civilian
Ownern/a
ServesDuar, South Sudan
Location Duar, Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Elevation  AMSL unknown ft / unknown m
Coordinates 08°46′55″N30°07′52″E / 8.78194°N 30.13111°E / 8.78194; 30.13111 (Thar Jath Airstrip)
Map
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Thar
Location of Thar Jath Airstrip in South Sudan
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
14/326,561 (est.)2,000 (est.)Unpaved

Thar Jath Airstrip is an airport in South Sudan.

Location

Thar Jath Airstrip ( IATA : n/a, ICAO : n/a) is located in Guit County, Unity State, in the Greater Upper Nile Region of South Sudan, near the town of Duar.

Contents

This location lies approximately 464 kilometres (288 mi), by air, north of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan. [1] The geographic coordinates of this airport are: 8° 46' 55.24"N, 30° 7' 52.42"E (Latitude: 8.782013; Longitude: 30.131228). The elevation of Thar Jath Airstrip is unknown. The airport has a single unpaved runway, the dimensions of which are not publicly known at this time.

Overview

Thar Jath Airstrip is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Duar and surrounding communities. It also serves the Thar Jath oil field. There are no known scheduled airlines serving this airport at this time, but the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service served the field from Rumbek Airport. [2]

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References

  1. "Distance between Juba () (Airport) and Thar Jath Airstrip (Sudan)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. "UNHAS South Sudan Fixed Flight Schedule | Logistics Cluster". www.logcluster.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.

8°46′55″N30°07′52″E / 8.782013°N 30.131228°E / 8.782013; 30.131228