Bugungu Airstrip

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

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

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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