Yambio Airport is an airport serving Yambio in South Sudan.

Yambio Airport
IATA: n/a ICAO: HSYA
Summary
Airport type	Public, Civilian
Owner	Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan
Serves	Yambio, South Sudan
Location	Yambio,  South Sudan
Elevation AMSL	2,375 ft / 724 m
Coordinates	04°34′12″N 28°25′32″E
Map
Yambio Location of Yambio Airport in South Sudan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 3,280 1,000 Unpaved

Location

Yambio Airport (IATA: n/a, ICAO: HSYA) is located in Yambio County in Gbudwe, in the town of Yambio, in the southwestern part of South Sudan, near the International borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. The airport is located just outside town to the northeast of the central business district along the Juba high-way.

This location lies approximately 355 kilometres (221 mi), by air, west of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan.[1] The geographic coordinates of this airport are: 4° 34' 12.00"N, 28° 25' 320.02"E (Latitude: 4.57000; Longitude: 28.42556). Yambio Airport sits at an elevation of 724 metres (2,375 ft) above sea level.[2] The airport has a single unpaved runway, measuring approximately 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in length.

Overview

Yambio Airport is a small civilian that serves the town of Yambio and surrounding communities. The airport does not yet receive regular scheduled airline service, though chartered airlines fly to and from the airport. The airport is being operated by both Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan and United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS).

Flights to Yambio

• Eagle air
• Kush air.
• Golden wings.
• South Supreme airlines.
• Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF).

See also

• Yambio
• Western Equatoria
• Equatoria
• List of airports in South Sudan

References

External links

• Location of Yambio Airport At Google Maps

• http://www.mirayafm.org/index.php/south-sudan-news/8382-plane-crashes-in-yambio
• http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20120502-0
• http://www.sudantribune.com/South-Sudan-ex-minister-survive,42483
• http://www.slobodnaevropa.org/archive/news/latest/500/500.html?id=24573863 (Bosnian)