Mbarara Airport

Mbarara Airport
Nyakisharara
IATA: MBQ – ICAO: HUMA
Summary
Airport type Public
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)
Map
HUMA

Location of Mbarara Airport in Uganda

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 the 46 airports in the country[3] and one of the twelve upcountry airports 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) north-west of the central business district of Mbarara, on the road to Bwizibwera and Ibanda.[5] It is approximately 212 kilometres (132 mi) south-west 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
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