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'''Kakira Airport''' {{airport codes||HUKK}} is one of the 46 airports in [[Uganda]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html | title = Uganda | work = [[CIA World Factbook]] | quote = Airports: 46 (2010) }}</ref> It is in [[Kakira]], [[Jinja District]], [[Eastern Region, Uganda|Eastern Region]]. The geographic coordinates of this airport are 00 degrees, 29 minutes, 56 seconds north and 33 degrees, 16 minutes, 57 seconds east (latitude: 0.4990; longitude: 33.2825).{{fact|date=April 2016}} It is approximately {{convert|107|km|mi}}, by air, east of [[Entebbe International Airport]], the country’s largest civilian and military airport.<ref>[http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Entebbe%20Airport%20()%20&toplace=Kakira%20(Jinja)&fromlat=0.042386&tolat=0.5083333&fromlng=32.443503&tolng=33.2877778 Nautical Distance Between Entebbe and Kakira Airports with Map]</ref> |
'''Kakira Airport''' {{airport codes||HUKK}} is one of the 46 airports in [[Uganda]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html | title = Uganda | work = [[CIA World Factbook]] | quote = Airports: 46 (2010) }}</ref> It is in [[Kakira]], [[Jinja District]], [[Eastern Region, Uganda|Eastern Region]]. The geographic coordinates of this airport are 00 degrees, 29 minutes, 56 seconds north and 33 degrees, 16 minutes, 57 seconds east (latitude: 0.4990; longitude: 33.2825).{{fact|date=April 2016}} It is approximately {{convert|107|km|mi}}, by air, east of [[Entebbe International Airport]], the country’s largest civilian and military airport.<ref>[http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Entebbe%20Airport%20()%20&toplace=Kakira%20(Jinja)&fromlat=0.042386&tolat=0.5083333&fromlng=32.443503&tolng=33.2877778 Nautical Distance Between Entebbe and Kakira Airports with Map]</ref> |
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The airport is adjacent to the Kakira Sugar Factory and within the Kakira estate close to the main family residences on the Madhvani estate. It is a small [[Privately held company|private]], civilian airport that serves the town of [[Kakira]] and the [[Madhvani Group]]. Its operations are privately administered and, as of December 2009, not by the [[Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda|Uganda Civil Aviation Authority]].<ref>[http://www.caa.co.ug/index1.php?pageid=77&pageSection=Aerodromes Kakira Airport Not Administered by the Uganda CAA]</ref> |
The airport is adjacent to the Kakira Sugar Factory and within the Kakira estate close to the main family residences on the Madhvani estate. It is a small [[Privately held company|private]], civilian airport that serves the town of [[Kakira]] and the [[Madhvani Group]]. Its operations are privately administered and, as of December 2009, not by the [[Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda|Uganda Civil Aviation Authority]].<ref>[http://www.caa.co.ug/index1.php?pageid=77&pageSection=Aerodromes Kakira Airport Not Administered by the Uganda CAA] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20100216145309/http://www.caa.co.ug/index1.php?pageid=77&pageSection=Aerodromes |date=2010-02-16 }}</ref> |
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| Airport type | Private & civilian | ||||||||||
| Owner | Madhvani Group | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kakira, Uganda | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,960 ft / 1,207 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°29′56″N 033°16′57″E / 0.49889°N 33.28250°E | ||||||||||
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Kakira Airport (ICAO: HUKK) is one of the 46 airports in Uganda.[1] It is in Kakira, Jinja District, Eastern Region. The geographic coordinates of this airport are 00 degrees, 29 minutes, 56 seconds north and 33 degrees, 16 minutes, 57 seconds east (latitude: 0.4990; longitude: 33.2825).[citation needed] It is approximately 107 kilometres (66 mi), by air, east of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.[2]
The airport is adjacent to the Kakira Sugar Factory and within the Kakira estate close to the main family residences on the Madhvani estate. It is a small private, civilian airport that serves the town of Kakira and the Madhvani Group. Its operations are privately administered and, as of December 2009, not by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[3]
Facilities
The airport is 3,960 feet (1,207 m) above sea level and has a single unpaved runway that is 1,280 metres (4,199 ft) in length.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Uganda". CIA World Factbook.
Airports: 46 (2010)
- ^ Nautical Distance Between Entebbe and Kakira Airports with Map
- ^ Kakira Airport Not Administered by the Uganda CAA Archived 2010-02-16 at archive.today
- ^ "Aeronautical chart showing HUKK with elevation and runway length". SkyVector. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
External links
- Location of Kakira Airport At Google Maps
- Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Homepage
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for HUKK at SkyVector
