Masindi Airport

Masindi Airport
IATA: KCU – ICAO: HUMI HUMI Location of Masindi Airport in Uganda Placement on map is apprroximate
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
Serves		Masindi,
Location		Masindi,  Uganda
Elevation AMSL		3,850 ft / 1,173 m
Coordinates		1°45′18″N 31°44′12″E / 1.755000°N 31.736667°E / 1.755000; 31.736667Coordinates: 1°45′18″N 31°44′12″E / 1.755000°N 31.736667°E / 1.755000; 31.736667
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
01/19	2,042	6,700	Unpaved

Masindi Airport (IATA: KCU, ICAO: HUMI) is an airport in Uganda.

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 199 kilometres (124 mi), by air, northwest of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.^[1] This location lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi), by road, directly north of the central business district of the town.^[2] The geographic coordinates of this airport are 1°45′18″N 31°44′12″E / 1.755°N 31.73667°E / 1.755; 31.73667.

Overview

The airport is one of the thirteen (13) upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.^[3] It is one of the forty-six (46) airports in the country.^[4] Situated at 3,850 feet (1,173 m) above sea level, the airport has a single unpaved runway measuring 6,700 feet (2,042 m) long.^[5]

Scheduled airlines and destinations

At this time, there is no regular, scheduled airline service at Masindi Airport.

External links

• Location of Masindi Airport At Google Maps
• Website of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority
• Accident history for KCU at Aviation Safety Network
• Airport information for HUMI at Great Circle Mapper.

See also

• Masindi
• Masindi District
• Bunyoro sub-region
• Western Region, Uganda
• Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
• List of airports in Uganda

References

1. ^ "Flight Distance Between Entebbe Airport And Masindi Airport With Map". Distance Calculator. Globefeed.com. http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Entebbe%20Airport%20()%20&toplace=Masindi%20(Masindi)&fromlat=0.042386&tolat=1.6744444&fromlng=32.443503&tolng=31.715. Retrieved 2 August 2011. "198.72 km" 
2. ^ Map Showing Masindi And Kyema With Distance Marker
3. ^ "Aerodromes". Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda. http://www.caa.co.ug/index1.php?pageid=77&pageSection=Aerodromes. Retrieved 9 March 2010. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Uganda". CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html. "Airports: 46 (2010)" 
5. ^ Elevation & Length of Masindi Airport Runway