Tumbura Airport

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Tumbura Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic, Civilian
OwnerCivil Aviation Authority of South Sudan
ServesTumbura, South Sudan
Location Tumbura, Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Elevation  AMSL 2,230 ft / 680 m
Coordinates 05°36′00″N27°28′21″E / 5.60000°N 27.47250°E / 5.60000; 27.47250 (Maridi Airport)
Map
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Tumbura
Location of Tumbura Airport in South Sudan
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
4,0911,247Unpaved

Tumbura Airport is an airport serving Tumbura in South Sudan.

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Location

Tumbura Airport ( IATA : n/a, ICAO : HSTU) is located in Tumbura County in the town of Tumbura in Western Equatoria, near the International borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. This location lies approximately 465 kilometres (289 mi), by air, northwest of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan. [1] The geographic coordinates of Tumbura Airport are: 5° 36' 0.00" N, 27° 28' 21.00"E (Latitude: 5.6000; Longitude: 27.4725). This airport is situated 680 metres (2,230 ft) above sea level. It has a single unpaved runway, which measures 1,247 metres (4,091 ft) in length. [2]

Overview

Tumbura Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Tumbura and surrounding communities. There are no scheduled airline flights at Tumbura Airport.

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References

  1. "Distance between Tambura (Al Wilayah al Istiwa'iyah) and Juba () (Airport) (Sudan)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. "HSTU - Tumbura [Tumbura Airport], EW, SS - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". www.gcmap.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.