Thar Jath Airstrip | |
Iata: | n/a |
Icao: | n/a |
Pushpin Map: | South Sudan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Thar Jath Airstrip in South Sudan |
Pushpin Label: | Thar |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Type: | Public, Civilian |
Owner: | n/a |
City-Served: | Duar, South Sudan |
Location: | Duar, |
Elevation-F: | unknown |
Elevation-M: | unknown |
R1-Number: | 14/32 |
R1-Length-F: | 6,561 (est.) |
R1-Length-M: | 2,000 (est.) |
R1-Surface: | Unpaved |
Thar Jath Airstrip is an airport in South Sudan.
Thar Jath Airstrip is located in Guit County, Unity State, in the Greater Upper Nile Region of South Sudan, near the town of Duar.
This location lies approximately 464km (288miles), by air, north of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan.[1] The geographic coordinates of this airport are: 8° 46' 55.24"N, 30° 7' 52.42"E (Latitude: 8.782013; Longitude: 30.131228). The elevation of Thar Jath Airstrip is unknown. The airport has a single unpaved runway, the dimensions of which are not publicly known at this time.
Thar Jath Airstrip is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Duar and surrounding communities. It also serves the Thar Jath oil field. There are no known scheduled airlines serving this airport at this time, but the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service served the field from Rumbek Airport.[2]