Kajjansi Airfield

Kajjansi Airfield

IATA: none – ICAO: HUKJ

HUKJ
Location of Kajjansi Airfield in Uganda

Summary
Airport type Private & Civilian
Owner/Operator MAF
Location Kajjansi, Uganda
Elevation AMSL 3,750 ft / 1,143 m
Coordinates 00°12′N 032°33′E / 0.200°N 32.550°E / 0.200; 32.550Coordinates: 00°12′N 032°33′E / 0.200°N 32.550°E / 0.200; 32.550
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,100[1] 3,600 Murram / Grass

Kajjansi Airfield (ICAO: HUKJ) is an airfield in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six (46) airports in the country.[2]

Location

Aircraft at Kajjansi Airfield

Kajjansi Airfield is located in Kajjansi, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda. This location is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi), by air, north of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest civilian and military airport.[3] The airport is also situated approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi), by road, south of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [4]

The geographic coordinates of this airport are 0°12′N 32°33′E / 0.200°N 32.550°E / 0.200; 32.550. Kajjansi Airfield is situated 1,180 metres (3,870 ft) above sea level and sits on the shores of Lake Victoria, just east of the Entebbe - Kampala road. The airport has a single unpaved runway (14/32), which is approximately 1.1 kilometres (0.7 mi) in length.[1]

Overview

Kajjansi Airfield is owned and operated by Mission Aviation Fellowship, an international Christian humanitarian relief and development organisation. The other aircraft operator at the airfield is Kampala Executive Aviation (KEA). KEA offers airplane and helicopter charters in Uganda and surrounding regions, as well as providing flight training and aerobatic/scenic flights. The airfield operations are privately administered and it is not administered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Runway length measured on aerial photograph: 1.1 km (0.68 mi)". WikiMapia. Retrieved 14 Feb 2010.
  2. ↑ "Uganda". CIA World Factbook. Airports: 46 (2010)
  3. ↑ Straight Distance Between Entebbe And Kajjansi With map. GlobeFeed.com
  4. ↑ Road Distance Between Kampala And Kajjansi With Map. GlobeFeed.com
  5. ↑ Kajjansi Airfield not administered by the Uganda CAA. Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.

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