Ishasha Airport is an airport in Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

. It is one of the forty-six (46) airports in the country.

Location

Ishasha Airport is located in the town of Ishasha, Rukungiri District

Rukungiri District

Rukungiri District is a district in Western Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town' of Rukungiri where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

, in western Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

, approximately 404 kilometres (251 mi), by air, southwest of Entebbe International Airport

Entebbe International Airport

Entebbe International Airport is the principal international airport of Uganda.-Location:It is located near the town of Entebbe, on the shores of Lake Victoria, and about from the capital, Kampala...

, the country’s largest civilian

Civilian

A civilian under international humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces or other militia. Civilians are distinct from combatants. They are afforded a degree of legal protection from the effects of war and military occupation...

 and military

Military

A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...

 airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are not known because the airport does not appear on most maps, as of January 2010. The airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 has a single unpaved runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 whose exact measurements are unknown at this time.

Overview

Ishasha Airport is a small civilian

Civilian

A civilian under international humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces or other militia. Civilians are distinct from combatants. They are afforded a degree of legal protection from the effects of war and military occupation...

 airport that serves the town of Ishasha

Ishasha, Uganda

Ishasha is a town, in Rukungiri District, in southwestern Uganda.-Location:Ishasha is located approximately , by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are:00 44 24S, 29 37 30E...

 and neighboring areas of Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park

-Location:The national park is located in western Uganda, spanning the districts of Kasese, Kamwenge, Bushenyi and Rukungiri. Its location is approximately , by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The town of Kasese lies just outside the northeastern edge of the park,...

. As of January 2010, the airport is not yet under the administration of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority

Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda

The Civil Aviation Authority was created by an Act of Parliament in 1994 as a state agency of the Ministry of Transport, Housing and Communication...

.

See also

• Ishasha
  Ishasha, Uganda
  Ishasha is a town, in Rukungiri District, in southwestern Uganda.-Location:Ishasha is located approximately , by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are:00 44 24S, 29 37 30E...
  
  
• Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
  Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
  The Civil Aviation Authority was created by an Act of Parliament in 1994 as a state agency of the Ministry of Transport, Housing and Communication...
  
  
• List of airports in Uganda