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Mbarara Airport

Coordinates: 0°33′18″S 30°36′00″E / 0.555000°S 30.600000°E / -0.555000; 30.600000
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Mbarara Airport
  • IATA: MBQ
  • ICAO: HUMA
    HUMA is located in Uganda
    HUMA
    HUMA
    Location of Mbarara Airport in Uganda
    Placement on map is approximate
Summary
Airport typePublic, Civilian
OwnerCivil Aviation Authority of Uganda
ServesMbarara, Uganda
LocationMbarara,  Uganda
Elevation AMSL4,600 ft / 1,402 m
Coordinates00°33′18″S 30°36′00″E / 0.55500°S 30.60000°E / -0.55500; 30.60000 (Mbarara Airport)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 4,500 1,372 Unpaved

Mbarara Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the thirty-five (35) airports in the country.[1]

Location

Mbarara Airport (IATA: MBQ, ICAO: HUMA) is located in the town of Mbarara, Ankole sub-region, Western Uganda. The airport is located approximately 10 miles (16 km), by road, northwest of the central business district of the town, on the road to Ibanda.[2] This location is approximately 212 kilometres (132 mi), by air, southwest of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.[3] The geographic coordinates of this airport are:0° 33' 18.00"S, 30° 36' 0.00"E (Latitude:-0.555000; Longitude:30.600000).

Overview

Mbarara Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Mbarara. It is one of the thirteen (13) upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[4] Mbarara Airport is situated 4,600 feet (1,402 m) above sea level.[5] The airport has a single unpaved runway that measures 4,500 feet (1,372 m).[6]

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0°33′18″S 30°36′00″E / 0.555000°S 30.600000°E / -0.555000; 30.600000