Tororo Airport

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Tororo Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
Serves Tororo
Elevation  AMSL 3,900 ft / 1,189 m
Coordinates 0°40′53″N34°10′04″E / 0.68139°N 34.16778°E / 0.68139; 34.16778 Coordinates: 0°40′53″N34°10′04″E / 0.68139°N 34.16778°E / 0.68139; 34.16778
Map
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TRY
Location of the airport in Uganda
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,400 4,593 Murram

Tororo Airport( IATA : TRY, ICAO : HUTO) is an airport serving the town of Tororo in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.

ICAO airport code four-letter code designating many airports around the world

The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.

Tororo Place in Eastern Region of Uganda, Uganda

Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Tororo District. There are many shops, banks, supermarkets here. Tororo is a trading hub where many people come from the surrounding villages to work. There are a number of ATM's around town with one at Barclay's accepting all major cards. MTN and Airtel mobile agents are throughout the town.

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Location

The airport is about 3 kilometres (2 mi) by road south of the town centre. [1] This is about 249 kilometres (155 mi), by road, and 205 kilometres (127 mi), by air, north-east of Entebbe International Airport, the largest airport in Uganda. [2] The coordinates of this airport are 00°40'53.0"N, 34°10'04.0"E (Latitude:0.681389; Longitude:34.167778). [3]

Entebbe International Airport airport

Entebbe International Airport is the principal international airport of Uganda. It is near the town of Entebbe, on the shores of Lake Victoria, and approximately 40.5 kilometres (25 mi) by road south-west of the central business district of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The headquarters of the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda have been relocated to a new block off the airport highway, but adjacent to the airport terminals.

Overview

The airport is at an average elevation of 3,900 feet (1,200 m) and has a single murram-surfaced runway (18/36), measuring 4,593 feet (1,400 m) long and 98 feet (30 m) wide. [4]

As of June 2015, the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda had plans to develop this facility into a regional airport. [5]

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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References

  1. ↑ Globefeed.com (18 August 2016). "Distance between Municipal Gardens, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda and Tororo Airfield, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (18 August 2016). "Distance between Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda and Tororo Airfield, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (18 August 2016). "Location of Tororo Airport, Tororo, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ↑ GCM (18 August 2016). "TRY - Tororo Airport Data". Great Circle Mapper (GCM). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Tentena, Paul (28 June 2015). "Uganda eyes Chinese loan for airport". East African Business Week . Kampala. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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