Moroto 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

Moroto Airport is in the town of Moroto, in northeastern 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 368 kilometres (228.7 mi), by air. The airport

Airport

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 has a single unpaved runway

Runway

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 measuring 4900 feet (1,493.5 m). It lies northeast 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

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 and military

Military

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 airport.

The geographic coordinates of this airport are 02°30′00"N 34°36′00"E. It is about 8 kilometres (5 mi), by road, west of downtown Moroto. Moroto Airport is 1260 metres (4,133.9 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Moroto Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Moroto. It is one of the 13 upcountry airports that are administered by 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...

 (CAA). The complete list of Ugandan upcountry airports under the administration of the CAA includes:

1. Arua Airport
   Arua Airport
   Arua Airport is a civilian airport in the town of Arua, Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:The airport is located in the town of Arua, Arua District, West Nile Sub-Region, in Northern Uganda, close to the International borders with the Democratic Republic of the...
   
   
2. Gulu Airport
   Gulu Airport
   Gulu Airport is a civilian and military airport in Northern Uganda.-Location:The airport is located , by road, northwest of the central business district of the city of Gulu, the largest metropolitan area in Northern Uganda. This location is approximately , by air, north of Entebbe International...
   
   
3. Jinja Airport
   Jinja Airport
   Jinja Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Jinja Airport is located in eastern Uganda, approximately , by air, east of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.The geographic coordinates of this...
   
   
4. Kasese Airport
   Kasese Airport
   Kasese Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Kasese Airport is located in the town of Kasese, Kasese District, Rwwenzururu Sub-region, in Western Uganda, at the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, cclose to the International border with the...
   
   
5. Kidepo Airport
   Kidepo Airport
   Kidepo Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Kidepo Airport is located in extreme northeastern Uganda, approximately , by air, northeast of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport...
   
   
6. Kisoro Airport
   Kisoro Airport
   Kisoro Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Kisoro Airport, is located in extreme southwestern Uganda, approximately , by air, southwest of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport...
   
   
7. Lira Airport
   Lira Airport
   Lira Airport is an airport serving Lira, a town in the Lira District in Uganda. Lira Airport is one of the thirteen upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority...
   
   
8. Masindi Airport
   Masindi Airport
   -Location:Masindi Airport is located in a suburrb called Kyema, in the town of Masindi, Masindi District, Bunyoro sub-region, in Western Uganda. Its location is approximately , by air, northwest of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military airport.This location lies...
   
   
9. Mbarara Airport
   Mbarara Airport
   Mbarara Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Mbarara Airport is located in the town of Mbarara, Ankole sub-region, Western Uganda. The airport is located approximately , by road, northwest of the central business district of the town, on...
   
   
10. Moroto Airport
11. Pakuba Airport
    Pakuba Airport
    Pakuba Airport is an airport serving Pakuba, in Amuru District in northern Uganda. Pakuba Airport has one runway measuring in length. It is a small civilian airport that serves Murchison Falls National Park....
    
    
12. Soroti Airport
    Soroti Airport
    Soroti Airport is an airport in Soroti in eastern Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:The airport is located in the town of Soroti, Soroti District, Teso sub-region, Eastern Uganda. Soroti Airport sits to the immediate northeast of the town's central business...
    
    
13. Tororo Airport
    Tororo Airport
    Tororo Airport is an airport in Uganda. It is one of the forty-six airports in the country.-Location:Tororo Airport is located in the town of Tororo, Tororo District, Eastern Uganda. It is approximately , by air, east of Entebbe International Airport, the country’s largest civilian and military...