Arua Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Arua, Uganda | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,951 ft / 1,204 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°02′50″N 30°54′44″E / 3.04722°N 30.91222°ECoordinates: 3°02′50″N 30°54′44″E / 3.04722°N 30.91222°E | ||||||||||
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Arua Airport (IATA: RUA, ICAO: HUAR) is a civilian airport serving the city of Arua in the Northern Region of Uganda. As of November 2016[update], it is one of the 47 airports in the country.
The airport is 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Uganda's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and about 32 kilometres (20 mi) from the border between Uganda and South Sudan. It is approximately 375 kilometres (233 mi) by air north-west of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest airport. The coordinates of Arua Airport are: 03°02'50.0"N, 30°54'44.0"E (Latitude:3.047222; Longitude:30.912222).
Arua Airport's strategic location makes Arua Airport an important center for passenger and cargo air traffic between Uganda and its two neighbors, the DRC and South Sudan. It the second-busiest airport in Uganda, after Entebbe International Airport.
In July 2009, the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda, which owns and operates Arua Airport, publicly announced that it had started to upgrade the airport to international standards. Plans included a modern airport terminal with capacity for 200 passengers, paving the runway, widening it to 45 metres (148 ft), and extending it to 2.5 kilometres (8,200 ft). However, these plans have stalled since 2009 because of a compensation dispute with local landowners.
These improvements are part of efforts to improve Arua Airport, Gulu Airport, and Kasese Airport to international standards. When these improvements are complete, Uganda will have four international airports, including the only preexisting international airport at Entebbe.
Arua Airport is one of twelve upcountry airports administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. It is also one of five upcountry airports authorized to handle cross-border air traffic from neighboring countries to promote tourism within Eastern Africa.
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