Kisoro Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | ||||||||||
Serves | Kisoro, Uganda | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 6,200 ft / 1,890 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°17′00″S 29°43′10″E / 1.28333°S 29.71944°E | ||||||||||
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Kisoro Airport ( ICAO: HUKI) is an airport serving the town of Kisoro in Uganda and nearby Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. It is in extreme southwestern Uganda, 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of the Rwanda border, and approximately 343 kilometres (213 mi) by air southwest of Entebbe International Airport, the country's largest civilian and military airport. [4] It is one of twelve upcountry airports administered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.
The airport is mainly used by small planes flying tourists on a daily basis to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, the southern side of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, as well as connecting onto Queen Elizabeth National Park. [5] As of 2017, the airport does not accommodate international flights. The Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda has hinted on plans of upgrading the Kisoro Airport. [6]
The Kisoro non-directional beacon (Ident: KS) is located on the field. [7]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aerolink Uganda | Entebbe [8] |
BAR Aviation Uganda | Kajjansi |