| Kakira Airport | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: HUKK
Kakira
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Private & Civilian | ||
| Owner | Madhvani Group | ||
| Serves | Kakira, Uganda | ||
| Location | Kakira, Uganda | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,900 ft / 1,200 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4,300 | 1,300 | Unpaved | |
Kakira Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six (46) airports in the country.[1]
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Kakira Airport (ICAO: HUKK) is located in eastern Uganda, approximately 107 kilometres (66 mi), by air, east of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.[2]
The geographic coordinates of this airport are:00 degrees, 29 minutes, 56 seconds north and 33 degrees, 16 minutes, 57 seconds east (Latitude:0.4990; Longitude:33.2825). Kakira Airport is situated 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level. The airport has a single unpaved runway, measuring 4,300 feet (1,300 m).
Kakira Airport sits adjacent to the Jayant Madhvani Mansion, the main family residence on the Madhvani Estate, located in Kakira.
Kakira Airport is a small private, civilian airport that serves the town of Kakira and the Madhvani Group. Its operations are privately administered and, as of December 2009, it is not administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[3]