Kajjansi Airfield is an airfield 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

Kajjansi Airfield is located in Kajjansi

Kajjansi

Kajjansi is a township in Central Uganda. It is one of the urban centers in Wakiso District.-Location:The township is situated on the tarmacked, all-weather Kampala - Entebbe Highway. Kajjansi is located approximately , by road, south of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city...

, Wakiso District

Wakiso District

Wakiso District is a district in Central Uganda that encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The district is named after the town of Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

, in Central Uganda

Central Region, Uganda

Central Region is a region of Uganda. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

. This location is approximately 20 kilometres (12.4 mi), by air, north 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...

, Uganda's largest civilian

Civilian

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 and military

Military

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 airport. The airport is also situated approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi), by road, south of Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, Uganda's capital and largest city.
The geographic coordinates of this airport are 0°12′N 32°33′E. Kajjansi Airfield is situated 1180 metres (3,871.4 ft) above sea level and sits on the shores of Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....

, just east of the Entebbe

Entebbe

Entebbe is a major town in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, the town was at one time, the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda, prior to Independence in 1962...

 - Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

 road. The airport

Airport

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 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...

 (14/32), which is approximately 1.1 kilometre (0.683510010314787 mi) in length.

Overview

Kajjansi Airfield is owned and operated by Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), an international Christian humanitarian relief and development organisation. Other aircraft operators at the airfield include the Kampala Aeroclub and Flight Training Centre (KAFTC) and Ndege Juu Ya Africa. Besides offering flying lessons, KAFTC offers air charters to various parts of Uganda, particularly to the National Parks. In addition to air charters Ndege Juu Ya Africa offers aerobatic flights and aerial advertising. The airfield operations are privately administered and, as of December 2009, it is not administered by the 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...

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External links

• Mission Aviation Fellowship (Uganda)
• Kampala Aeroclub and Flight Training Centre
• Ndege Juu Ya Africa
• Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda