Kitgum Airport

Kitgum Airport (ICAO: HUKT) is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the 46 airports in the country.^[4]

Kitgum Airport
IATA: none ICAO: HUKT
Summary
Airport type	Civilian
Owner	Kitgum Municipality
Serves	Kitgum, Uganda
Elevation AMSL	3,130 ft / 954 m
Coordinates	3°17′00″N 32°53′15″E / 3.28333°N 32.88750°E / 3.28333; 32.88750 (Kitgum Airport)
Map
HUKT Location of the airport in Uganda
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 1,500 4,921 Dirt
Sources: OurAirports^[1] Google Maps^[2] GCM^[3]

Location

Kitgum Airport is in the town of Kitgum, in Kitgum District, Acholi sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. It lies in the center of town, just west of the Kitgum-Lira Road. It is approximately 363 kilometres (226 mi), by air, north of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest civilian and military airport.^[5]

Overview

Kitgum Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Kitgum and the surrounding areas of Kitgum District.

The airport has a single unpaved runway that is full width for 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) with another unobstructed 400 metres (1,300 ft) overrun available on the southern end.^[2]

See also

• Transport in Uganda
• List of airports in Uganda

References

1. OurAirports, Pilot Information for Kitgum Airport, accessed 15 November 2015
2. Google Maps - Kitgum
3. Airport information for HUKT at Great Circle Mapper.
4. "Uganda". CIA World Factbook. Airports: 46 (2010)
5. Flight Distance Between Entebbe Airport And Kitgum Airport With Map

External links

• Partial Listing of Airports In Uganda
• OpenStreetMap - Kitgum Airport
• SkyVector - Kitgum