Jinja Airport

Jinja Airport
IATA: JIN – ICAO: HUJI
Summary
Airport type Civilian and military
Owner Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
Serves Jinja, Uganda
Elevation AMSL 3,840 ft / 1,170 m
Coordinates 0°27′09″N 33°11′35″E / 0.45250°N 33.19306°E / 0.45250; 33.19306Coordinates: 0°27′09″N 33°11′35″E / 0.45250°N 33.19306°E / 0.45250; 33.19306
Map
JIN

Location of airport in Uganda

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,494 4,902 Tarmac
Sources: SkyVector Aeronautical Charts[1]

Jinja Airport (IATA: JIN, ICAO: HUJI) is a small civilian and military airport in Uganda. It serves the town of Jinja in Jinja District, Busoga, Eastern Region. It is adjacent to the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of the Uganda People's Defence Force at Kimaka, a suburb of Jinja. It is approximately 94 kilometres (58 mi) east of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest airport.[2]

Jinja Airport is one of twelve upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aeronautical chart showing HUJI with elevation and runway length". SkyVector. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Nautical Distance Between Entebbe and Jinja Airports with Map
  3. ↑ "Aerodromes". Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.


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