Jinja Airport
| Jinja Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: JIN – ICAO: HUJI | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Civilian & Military | ||
| Owner | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | ||
| Serves | Jinja, Uganda | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,840 ft / 1,170 m | ||
| Coordinates | 00°27′09″N 033°11′35″E / 0.45250°N 33.19306°ECoordinates: 00°27′09″N 033°11′35″E / 0.45250°N 33.19306°E | ||
| Map | |||
  JIN | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 1,494 | 4,902 | Tarmac | |
Jinja Airport (IATA: JIN, ICAO: HUJI) is an airport in Uganda. It is a small civilian and military airport that serves the town of Jinja in Jinja District, Busoga, Eastern Region. It sits adjacent to the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), at Kimaka, a suburb of Jinja. The geographic coordinates of this airport are 00°27′09″N 33°11′35″E / 0.45250°N 33.19306°E. It 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.[1]
Jinja Airport is one of 46 airports in the country.[2] It is one of thirteen upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[3]
Facilities
The airport is situated 3,840 feet (1,170 m) above sea level and has a runway which 1,494 metres (4,902 ft) in length.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Nautical Distance Between Entebbe and Jinja Airports with Map
- ↑ Uganda has 46 Airports
- ↑ "Aerodromes". Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010.
- ↑ "Aeronautical chart showing HUJI with elevation and runway length". SkyVector. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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