Kisoro Airport Explained

Kisoro Airport
Iata:KXO
Icao:HUKI
Type:Public
Owner:Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
City-Served:Kisoro, Uganda
Elevation-F:6200
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Pushpin Label:HUKI
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Uganda
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-M:1130
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: CAA[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

Kisoro Airport 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, 6km (04miles) north of the Rwanda border, and approximately 343km (213miles) 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.

The airport is mainly used by small planes flying tourists on a daily basis to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, the southern side of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, as well as connecting onto Queen Elizabeth National Park.[5] 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.[6]

The Kisoro non-directional beacon (Ident: KS) is located on the field.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.caa.co.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=118&Itemid=66 Kisoro Airfield, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, 25 February 2014, accessed 15 November 2015
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/@-1.2836853,29.7195286,1868m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Kisoro
  3. https://skyvector.com/airport/HUKI/Kisoro-National-Airport SkyVector - Kisoro National
  4. Web site: Distance between Entebbe Airport and Kisoro (Kisoro) (Uganda). distancecalculator.globefeed.com. en-US. 2018-08-29.
  5. Web site: Kisoro Airstrip Flight Schedule . 2022-05-31 . Savannah Wings . en-US.
  6. http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Markets/CAA-unveils-master-plan-to-create-four-new/688606-2606554-7429b2/index.html CAA unveils master plan to create four new international airports
  7. Web site: SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts. skyvector.com. 2018-08-29.