Kisoro Airport

Kisoro Airport (ICAO: HUKI) is an airport serving the town of Kisoro in Uganda and nearby Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. It is in extreme southwestern Uganda, 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of the Rwanda border, and approximately 343 kilometres (213 mi) by air southwest of Entebbe International Airport, the country's largest civilian and military airport.[4] It is one of twelve upcountry airports administered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.

Kisoro Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCivil Aviation Authority of Uganda
ServesKisoro, Uganda
Elevation AMSL6,200 ft / 1,890 m
Coordinates1°17′00″S 29°43′10″E
Map
HUKI
Location of the airport in Uganda
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,130 3,707 Asphalt
Sources: CAA[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

The airport is mainly used by small planes taking tourists visiting Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. As of 2017, the airport does not accommodate international flights. The Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda has hinted on plans of upgrading the Kisoro Airport.[5]

The Kisoro non-directional beacon (Ident: KS) is located on the field.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolink Uganda Entebbe[7]

See also

References
  1. Kisoro Airfield, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, 25 February 2014, accessed 15 November 2015
  2. Google Maps - Kisoro
  3. SkyVector - Kisoro National
  4. "Distance between Entebbe Airport () and Kisoro (Kisoro) (Uganda)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  5. CAA unveils master plan to create four new international airports
  6. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  7. Aerolink Uganda (2019). "Aerolink Uganda Destinations". Entebbe: Aerolink Uganda. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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