Bugungu Airstrip

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Bugungu Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesMurchison Falls National Park
Elevation AMSL2,470 ft / 753 m
Coordinates2°12′10″N 31°33′16″E / 2.20278°N 31.55444°E / 2.20278; 31.55444Coordinates: 2°12′10″N 31°33′16″E / 2.20278°N 31.55444°E / 2.20278; 31.55444
Map
Bugungu Airstrip is located in Uganda
Bugungu Airstrip
Bugungu Airstrip
Location of the airport in Uganda
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 5,055 1,540 Gravel

Bugungu Airstrip is an airport serving the Bugungu Wildlife Reserve in the Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP), in Uganda.[1]

Location[]

The airstrip is located within Bugungu Wildlife Reserve, in Buliisa District, in the Western Region of Uganda, within the confines of the MFNP.[2]

Bugungu Airstrip is located approximately 260 kilometres (162 mi), by air, and 333 kilometres (207 mi), by road, north-west of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest civilian and military airport.[3]

The geographical coordinates of Bugungu Airstrip are: 02°12'10.0"N, 31°33'16.0"E (Latitude:2.202778; Longitude:31.554444).[4] Bugungu Airstrip is located at an average elevation of 753 metres (2,470 ft), above sea level.[5]

Overview[]

Numerous tourist and safari companies charter flights into Bugungu and the nearby Pakuba Airfield[6]

The airstrip is managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority, under license by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[7]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolink Uganda Entebbe[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Murchison Falls National Park (24 September 2018). "Bugungu Airstrip". Murchison Falls National Park. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ Wego.Here.Com (24 September 2018). "Satellite Map of Bugungu Airstrip". Wego.Here.Com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ^ Globefeed.com (24 September 2018). "Distance between Entebbe International Airport, 5536 Kampala Road, Entebbe, Uganda and Bugungu Airstrip, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. ^ Google (24 September 2018). "Location of Bugungu Airstrip, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. ^ Unipage.net (24 September 2018). "General information about Bugungu Airport". Unipage.net. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. ^ Aerolink Uganda (24 September 2018). "AeroLink: Uganda African Safaris and Wildlife‚ Book Online Your Flights". Entebbe: Aerolinkuganda.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. ^ Okore, Maurice (23 June 2004). "UWA Takes Over Bugungu Airstrip". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. ^ Aerolink Uganda (2019). "Aerolink Uganda Destinations". Entebbe: Aerolink Uganda. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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