Moroto Airport
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Moroto 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

Moroto Airport is in the town of Moroto, in northeastern 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...

, approximately 368 kilometres (228.7 mi), by air. 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...

 measuring 4900 feet (1,493.5 m). It lies northeast 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
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...

 and military
Military
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 airport.

The geographic coordinates of this airport are 02°30′00"N 34°36′00"E. It is about 8 kilometres (5 mi), by road, west of downtown Moroto. Moroto Airport is 1260 metres (4,133.9 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Moroto Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Moroto. It is one of the 13 upcountry airports that are administered by 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...

 (CAA). The complete list of Ugandan upcountry airports under the administration of the CAA includes:
  1. Arua Airport
    Arua Airport
    Arua Airport is a civilian airport in the town of Arua, Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:The airport is located in the town of Arua, Arua District, West Nile Sub-Region, in Northern Uganda, close to the International borders with the Democratic Republic of the...

  2. Gulu Airport
    Gulu Airport
    Gulu Airport is a civilian and military airport in Northern Uganda.-Location:The airport is located , by road, northwest of the central business district of the city of Gulu, the largest metropolitan area in Northern Uganda. This location is approximately , by air, north of Entebbe International...

  3. Jinja Airport
    Jinja Airport
    Jinja Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Jinja Airport is located in eastern Uganda, approximately , by air, east of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.The geographic coordinates of this...

  4. Kasese Airport
    Kasese Airport
    Kasese Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Kasese Airport is located in the town of Kasese, Kasese District, Rwwenzururu Sub-region, in Western Uganda, at the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, cclose to the International border with the...

  5. Kidepo Airport
    Kidepo Airport
    Kidepo Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Kidepo Airport is located in extreme northeastern Uganda, approximately , by air, northeast of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport...

  6. Kisoro Airport
    Kisoro Airport
    Kisoro Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Kisoro Airport, is located in extreme southwestern Uganda, approximately , by air, southwest of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport...

  7. Lira Airport
    Lira Airport
    Lira Airport is an airport serving Lira, a town in the Lira District in Uganda. Lira Airport is one of the thirteen upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority...

  8. Masindi Airport
    Masindi Airport
    -Location:Masindi Airport is located in a suburrb called Kyema, in the town of Masindi, Masindi District, Bunyoro sub-region, in Western Uganda. Its location is approximately , by air, northwest of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.This location lies...

  9. Mbarara Airport
    Mbarara Airport
    Mbarara Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Mbarara Airport is located in the town of Mbarara, Ankole sub-region, Western Uganda. The airport is located approximately , by road, northwest of the central business district of the town, on...

  10. Moroto Airport
  11. Pakuba Airport
    Pakuba Airport
    Pakuba Airport is an airport serving Pakuba, in Amuru District in northern Uganda. Pakuba Airport has one runway measuring in length. It is a small civilian airport that serves Murchison Falls National Park....

  12. Soroti Airport
    Soroti Airport
    Soroti Airport is an airport in Soroti in eastern Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:The airport is located in the town of Soroti, Soroti District, Teso sub-region, Eastern Uganda. Soroti Airport sits to the immediate northeast of the town's central business...

  13. Tororo Airport
    Tororo Airport
    Tororo Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Tororo Airport is located in the town of Tororo, Tororo District, Eastern Uganda. It is approximately , by air, east of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military...

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