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Kisoro Airport (ICAO: HUKI) is an airport serving the town of Kisoro in Uganda and nearby Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. It is in extreme southwestern Uganda, 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of the Rwanda border, and approximately 343 kilometres (213 mi) by air southwest of Entebbe International Airport, the country's largest civilian and military airport.[4] It is one of twelve upcountry airports administered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.

Kisoro Airport
IATA: none ICAO: HUKI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
Serves	Kisoro, Uganda
Elevation AMSL	6,200 ft / 1,890 m
Coordinates	1°17′00″S 29°43′10″E
Map
HUKI Location of the airport in Uganda
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 1,130 3,707 Asphalt
Sources: CAA[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

The airport is mainly used by small planes flying tourists on a daily basis to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, the southern side of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, as well as connecting onto Queen Elizabeth National Park.[5] As of 2017, the airport does not accommodate international flights. The Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda has hinted on plans of upgrading the Kisoro Airport.[6]

The Kisoro non-directional beacon (Ident: KS) is located on the field.[7]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerolink Uganda	Entebbe[8]

See also

• Transport in Uganda
• List of airports in Uganda

References

External links

• Kisoro OpenStreetMap
• Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Homepage
• Kisoro - OurAirports

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