Lira Airport
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| Lira Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: HULI | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public
  Lira | ||
| Owner | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | ||
| Serves | Lira, Uganda | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,579 ft / 1,091 m | ||
| Coordinates | 02°14′52″N 32°54′35″E / 2.24778°N 32.90972°ECoordinates: 02°14′52″N 32°54′35″E / 2.24778°N 32.90972°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 846 | 2,776 | Unpaved | |
Lira Airport (ICAO: HULI) is an airport serving Lira,[1] a town in the Lira District in Uganda. Lira Airport is one of the thirteen upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[2] It is one of the forty-six (46) airports in the country.[3]
Location
Lira Airport is located in northern Uganda, approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi), by air, north of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.[4]
The geographic coordinates of this airport are 02°14′52″N 32°54′35″E / 2.24778°N 32.90972°E. Lira Airport is situated at 3,579 feet (1,091 m) above sea level. The airport has a single unpaved runway measuring 846 metres (2,776 ft).
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References
- ↑ "Lira, Uganda (ICAO: HULI)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ↑ "Aerodromes". Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ↑ "Uganda". CIA World Factbook. "Airports: 46 (2010)"
- ↑ "Distance between Entebbe and Lira with map". Distance Calculator. Globefeed.com. Retrieved 9 March 2010. "249.2 km (approximate travel/road distance 286.6 km to 311.6 km)"
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