Mbarara Airport

Mbarara Airport
IATA: MBQ – ICAO: HUMA HUMA Location of Mbarara Airport in Uganda Placement on map is approximate
Summary
Airport type		Public, Civilian
Owner		Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
Serves		Mbarara, Uganda
Location		Mbarara,  Uganda
Elevation AMSL		4,600 ft / 1,402 m
Coordinates		00°33′18″S 30°36′00″E / 0.555°S 30.6°E / -0.555; 30.6 (Mbarara Airport)
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10/28	4,500	1,372	Unpaved

Mbarara Airport (IATA: MBQ, ICAO: HUMA) is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six (46) airports in the country.^[1]

Location

Mbarara Airport 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″S 30°36′0″E / 0.555°S 30.6°E / -0.555; 30.6Coordinates: 0°33′18″S 30°36′0″E / 0.555°S 30.6°E / -0.555; 30.6.

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]

See also

• Mbarara
• Western Region, Uganda
• Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
• List of airports in Uganda

References

1. ^ "Uganda". CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html. "Airports: 46 (2010)" 
2. ^ Map Showing Mbarara And Mbarara Airport With Distance Marker
3. ^ Flight Distance Between Entebbe Airport And Mbarara Airport With Map
4. ^ Mbarara Airport Administered by Uganda's CAA
5. ^ Elevation of Mbarara Airport
6. ^ Length of Mbarara Airport Runway

External links

• Location of Mbarara Airport At Google Maps
• Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Homepage