Mbarara Airport

Mbarara Airport
Nyakisharara

IATA: MBQ – ICAO: HUMA

HUMA
Location of Mbarara Airport in Uganda

Summary
Airport type Public, Civilian
Owner Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
Serves Mbarara, Uganda
Location Mbarara,  Uganda
Elevation AMSL 4,600 ft / 1,402 m
Coordinates 00°33′18″S 30°36′00″E / 0.55500°S 30.60000°E / -0.55500; 30.60000 (Mbarara Airport)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 5,430 1,655 Gravel
Sources: Google Maps,[1] Sulekha[2]

Mbarara Airport (IATA: MBQ, ICAO: HUMA) is a civilian airport that serves the town of Mbarara in Ankole sub-region, Uganda. It is one of 46 airports in the country,[3] and one of the twelve upcountry airports that are administered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.[4]

The airport was originally named Nyakisharara Airport and later renamed Mbarara Airport.

Location

The airport is approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the central business district of Mbarara, on the road to Bwizibwera and Ibanda.[5] It is approximately 212 kilometres (132 mi) southwest of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Google Maps - Mbarara
  2. ↑ Sulekha - Airport Elevation
  3. ↑ "Uganda". CIA World Factbook. Airports: 46 (2010)
  4. ↑ Mbarara Airport Administered by Uganda's CAA
  5. ↑ Map Showing Mbarara And Mbarara Airport With Distance Marker
  6. ↑ Flight Distance Between Entebbe Airport And Mbarara Airport With Map

External links

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