Nakasongola Airport
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IATA: n/a – ICAO: n/a
 Nakasongola
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Uganda People's Defence Force | ||||||||||
| Operator | UPDF | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nakasongola, Uganda | ||||||||||
| Location | Nakasongola,  Uganda |
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| Elevation AMSL | 3,600 ft / 1,100 m | ||||||||||
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Nakasongola Airport (IATA: n/a, ICAO: n/a) is an airport in Uganda. As of June 2014, it was one of the 47 airports in the country.[1]
Location
Nakasongola Airport is located in the neighborhood known as Wabisi, approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi), north of the town of Nakasongola, Nakasongola District, Central Region of Uganda.[2] It is located on the campus of Nakasongola Air Force Base, approximately 142 kilometres (88 mi), by air, directly north of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.[3] The geographic coordinates of Nakasongola Airport are:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[4]
Overview
Nakasongola Airport is a medium-sized military airport that serves the town of Nakasongola. It is the largest stand-alone military airport in Uganda. Nakasongola Airport is approximately 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level. The airport has a single asphalt runway that measures approximately 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) in length.
The airport and the air base on which it is located were constructed by an Israeli company in the 1970s. As of June 2014[update], the airport is undergoing US$11 million (UGX:28 billion) in renovations, following which the headquarters of the UPDF Air Force will relocate to Nakasongola to decongest Entebbe Air Force Base.[5][6]
See also
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Capital: Nakasongola
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