Tororo Airport

Tororo Airport (IATA: TRY, ICAO: HUTO) is an airport serving the town of Tororo in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Tororo Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Uganda
ServesTororo
Elevation AMSL3,900 ft / 1,189 m
Coordinates0°40′53″N 34°10′04″E
Map
TRY
Location of the airport in Uganda
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,400 4,593 Murram

Location

The airport is about 3 kilometres (2 mi) by road south of the town centre.[1] This is about 249 kilometres (155 mi), by road, and 205 kilometres (127 mi), by air, north-east of Entebbe International Airport, the largest airport in Uganda.[2] The coordinates of this airport are 00°40'53.0"N, 34°10'04.0"E (Latitude:0.681389; Longitude:34.167778).[3]

Overview

The airport is at an average elevation of 3,900 feet (1,200 m) and has a single murram-surfaced runway (18/36), measuring 4,593 feet (1,400 m) long and 98 feet (30 m) wide.[4]

As of June 2015, the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda had plans to develop this facility into a regional airport.[5]

See also

References
  1. Globefeed.com (18 August 2016). "Distance between Municipal Gardens, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda and Tororo Airfield, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. Globefeed.com (18 August 2016). "Distance between Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda and Tororo Airfield, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. Google (18 August 2016). "Location of Tororo Airport, Tororo, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. GCM (18 August 2016). "TRY - Tororo Airport Data". Great Circle Mapper (GCM). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. Tentena, Paul (28 June 2015). "Uganda eyes Chinese loan for airport". East African Business Week. Kampala. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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