Pakuba Airfield
Pakuba Airport | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pakuba, Uganda | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 02°12′09″N 031°33′16″E / 2.20250°N 31.55444°E | ||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Pakuba Airport (IATA: PAF, ICAO: HUPA) is an airport serving Pakuba,[1] in Nwoya District in northern Uganda. Pakuba Airport has one runway measuring 1,685 metres (5,528 ft) in length.[1] It is a small civilian airport that serves Murchison Falls National Park.
The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda. It is one of the five upcountry airports that are authorized to handle cross-border air traffic from member countries of the East African Community, as part of efforts to promote tourism within Eastern Africa.[2]
Location
Pakuba Airport is approximately 275 kilometres (171 mi), by air, northwest of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport. This location is approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Kabalega Falls Airport.[3]
See also
- Pakuba
- Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
- List of airports in Uganda
- Kabalega Falls Airport
- Murchison Falls National Park
References
- ^ a b "Pakuba, Uganda (IATA: PAF, ICAO: HUPA)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Aerodromes". Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda. Retrieved 8 March 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Annotated map showing distance from Pakuba Airport to Kabalega Falls Airport". WikiMapia. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
External links
- Uganda Civil Aviation Authority
- Accident history for Pakuba Airport (IATA: PAF, ICAO: HUPA) at Aviation Safety Network
Capital: Nwoya | ||
| Towns and villages |  | |
| Geography |
| |
| Economy | ||
| Energy |
| |
| Transport | ||
| Health | ||
| Notable landmarks | ||
| Notable people | ||
