Lira Airport

Lira Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: HULI
Summary
Airport type

Public

Lira
Location of Lira Airport in Uganda
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

  1. ↑ "Lira, Uganda (ICAO: HULI)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Aerodromes". Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Uganda". CIA World Factbook. Airports: 46 (2010)
  4. ↑ "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)