Gogrial Airport
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Location
Gogrial Airport is located in Gogrial West County, Warrap State, in the town of GogrialGogrial
-Location:Gogrial is located in Gogrial West County, Warrap State, close to the borders with the Republic of Sudan and the Abyei Region. This location lies approximately , by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in that country...
, near the borders with the Republic of Sudan and the Abyei Region
Abyei
The Abyei Area is an area of in Sudan accorded "special administrative status" by the 2004 Protocol on the resolution of the Abyei conflict in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the Second Sudanese Civil War. The capital of Abyei Area is Abyei Town...
. The airport is located within the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of the town.
This location lies approximately 560 kilometres (348 mi), by air, northwest of Juba International Airport
Juba Airport
Juba Airport is the main airport in Juba, South Sudan.-Location:The airport is located in the capital city of Juba, South Sudan. The airport lies to the northeast of the Central business district of the city, on the western banks of the White Nile....
, the largest airport in South Sudan
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
. The geographic coordinates of this airport are: 8° 32' 24.00"N, 28° 06' 0.00"E (Latitude: 8.8670; Longitude: 28.1170). Gogrial Airport is situated 397 metres (1,302.5 ft) above sea level. 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...
, the dimensions of which are not publicly known at this time.
Overview
Gogrial Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of GogrialGogrial
-Location:Gogrial is located in Gogrial West County, Warrap State, close to the borders with the Republic of Sudan and the Abyei Region. This location lies approximately , by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in that country...
and surrounding communities. There are no scheduled airline flights to Gogrial Airport at this time.