| Jinja Airport | |||
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| IATA: JIN – ICAO: HUJI
Jinja
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Civilian & Military | ||
| Owner | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | ||
| Serves | Jinja, Uganda | ||
| Location | Jinja, Uganda | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,900 ft / 1,180 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4,300 | 1,300 | Tarmac | |
Jinja Airport (IATA: JIN, ICAO: HUJI) is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six (46) airports in the country.[1]
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Jinja Airport is located in eastern Uganda, approximately 94 kilometres (58 mi), by air, east of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.[2]
The geographic coordinates of this airport are: . Jinja Airport is situated 1,180 metres (3,870 ft) above sea level. The airport has a single paved runway, measuring 4,300 feet (1,300 m). Jinja Airport sits adjacent to the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), at Kimaka, a suburb of Jinja.
Jinja Airport is a small civilian and military airport that serves the town of Jinja. It is one of thirteen upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[3]