Bundibugyo Airport is an airport in Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

. It is one of the forty-six (46) airports in the country.

Location

Bundibugyo Airport is located in the town of Bundibugyo

Bundibugyo

Bundibugyo is a town in Western Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Bundibugyo District and the district headquarters are located there.-Location:...

, Bundibugyo District

Bundibugyo District

Bundibugyo District is a district in Western Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Like other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bundibugyo, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

, Rwenzururu Sub-region, in extreme Western Uganda

Western Region, Uganda

Western Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

, west of the Rwenzori Mountains.

Its location is approximately 278 kilometres (172.7 mi), by air, west of Entebbe International Airport

Entebbe International Airport

Entebbe International Airport is the principal international airport of Uganda.-Location:It is located near the town of Entebbe, on the shores of Lake Victoria, and about from the capital, Kampala...

, the country’s largest civilian and military airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are not known because the airport does not appear on most maps, as of January 2010.

Overview

Bundibugyo Airport is a small civilian

Civilian

A civilian under international humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces or other militia. Civilians are distinct from combatants. They are afforded a degree of legal protection from the effects of war and military occupation...

 airport that serves the town of Bundibugyo

Bundibugyo

Bundibugyo is a town in Western Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Bundibugyo District and the district headquarters are located there.-Location:...

. The airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 has a single unpaved runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 whose exact measurements are unknown. As of January 2010, the airport is not yet under the administration of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority

Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda

The Civil Aviation Authority was created by an Act of Parliament in 1994 as a state agency of the Ministry of Transport, Housing and Communication...

.

External links

• Partial List of Airports In Uganda
• Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Homepage

See also

• Bundibugyo
  Bundibugyo
  Bundibugyo is a town in Western Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Bundibugyo District and the district headquarters are located there.-Location:...
  
  
• Bundibugyo District
  Bundibugyo District
  Bundibugyo District is a district in Western Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Like other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bundibugyo, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
  
  
• Rwenzururu sub-region
• Western Region, Uganda
  Western Region, Uganda
  Western Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
  
  
• Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
  Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
  The Civil Aviation Authority was created by an Act of Parliament in 1994 as a state agency of the Ministry of Transport, Housing and Communication...
  
  
• List of airports in Uganda