Kidepo Airport
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Kidepo Airport (ICAO: HUKD) is an airfield in Northern Region, Uganda. The airport is at Lomej, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the headquarters of Kidepo Valley National Park,[1] and 456 kilometres (283 mi) northeast of Entebbe International Airport, the country's largest civilian and military airport.[2]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda | ||||||||||
Location | Lomej | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,700 ft / 1,128 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 03°43′09″N 033°45′15″E | ||||||||||
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Kidepo Airport is one of twelve upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, and one of the five upcountry airports that are authorized to handle cross-border air traffic from member countries of the East African Community, in an effort to promote tourism in Eastern Africa.[3] The other airports with similar authorization are Arua Airport, Gulu Airport, Kasese Airport, and Kisoro Airport. Kidepo Airport receives daily flights from Entebbe International Airport and Murchison Falls National Park, which are primarily used by tourists to visit Kidepo Valley National Park.[4]