| Kasese Airport | |||
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| IATA: KSE – ICAO: HUKS
KSE
Placement on map is approximate |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public, Civilian | ||
| Owner | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority | ||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | ||
| Serves | Kasese, Uganda | ||
| Location | Kasese, Uganda | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,146 ft / 959 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03/21 | 5,249 | 1,600 | Unpaved |
Kasese Airport (IATA: KSE, ICAO: HUKS) is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six (46) airports in the country.[1]
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Kasese Airport is located in the town of Kasese, Kasese District, Rwwenzururu Sub-region, in Western Uganda, at the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, cclose to the International border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its location is approximately 262 kilometres (163 mi) west of Entebbe International Airport, the country's largest, civilian and military airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are .
Kasese Airport is one of the thirteen upcountry airports under the administration of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. It is one of the five (5) upcountry airports that are authorized to handle cross-border air traffic from member countries of the East African Community, as part of efforts to promote tourism within Eastern Africa.[2] Kasese Airport is 3,146 feet (959 m) above sea level. The airport has a single unpaved runway measuring 5,249 feet (1,600 m) long and 98 feet (30 m) wide.[3]
The Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda (CAA) that manages this airport is in the middle of renovating and improving the airport by lengthening the runway to 8,210 feet (2,500 m). The runway will also be widened from 98 feet (30 m) to 146 feet (45 m). The surface will be converted from grass to tarmac.[4]
A terminal building and aircraft fuel storage facilities will be constructed. A control tower will be erected. Customs and Immigration facilities will also be installed as well as cargo storage warehouses. As of October 2008, the construction plans have been approved and construction will begin as soon as the tenants on the land adjacent to the airport have been relocated. After all the renovations, Kasese Airport will be transformed into Kasese International Airport. [5]
In 2010, the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) awarded a contract to Gauff Consultants Limited for consultancy services for the redevelopment of preliminary master plans and detailed engineering designs for Gulu Airport for a price of about UGX:359 million (approx. US$217,000). Kasese Airport will be re-designed into an International Airport.[6]
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