Jinja Airport
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.[3]
Jinja Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/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 | ||||||||||
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  JIN Location of airport in Uganda | |||||||||||
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Jinja Airport is one of twelve upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[4]
See also
- List of airports in Uganda
- Transport in Uganda
References
- "Jinja National Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Jinja Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Distance between Entebbe Airport () and Jinja () (Uganda)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- "Aerodromes". Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original on 2010-02-16.
External links
- Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Homepage
- OpenStreetMap - Jinja
- Airport information for Jinja Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for JIN at Aviation Safety Network
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