Pakuba Airfield

{{Short description|Airfield in Uganda}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Pakuba Airfield

| nativename =

| image =

| IATA = PAF

| ICAO = HUPA

| pushpin_map = Uganda

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Pakuba Airport in Uganda

| pushpin_label = PAF

| pushpin_label_position = bottom

| type = Public

| owner = Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda

| operator =

| city-served = Pakuba, Uganda

| location =

| elevation-f = 2,365

| elevation-m = 721

| coordinates = {{coord|02|20|00|N|031|30|00|E|region:UG_type:airport|name=Pakuba Airport}}

| website =

| metric-rwy =

| r1-number = 07/25

| r1-length-m = 1,760

| r1-length-f = 5,770

| r1-surface = Murram

| footnotes = Sources: Uganda CAA[http://www.caa.co.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122:pakuba-airfield&catid=34:caa&Itemid=71 Pakuba Airfield, Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda, 24 February 2014, accessed 15 November 2015] GCM{{cite web | url=http://www.gcmap.com/airport/PAF | title=Pakuba, Uganda (IATA: PAF, ICAO: HUPA) | publisher=Great Circle Mapper | accessdate=8 March 2010}}

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Pakuba Airfield {{airport codes|PAF|HUPA}} is an airfield serving Pakuba and Murchison Falls National Park in the Nwoya District of northern Uganda.

The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda. It is one of the five upcountry airports that are authorized to handle cross-border air traffic from member countries of the East African Community, as part of efforts to promote tourism within eastern Africa.{{cite web|url=http://www.caa.co.ug/index1.php?pageid=77&pageSection=Aerodromes |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100216145309/http://www.caa.co.ug/index1.php?pageid=77&pageSection=Aerodromes |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2010 |title=Aerodromes |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda |accessdate=8 March 2010 }} Pakuba Airfield receives daily domestic flights from Entebbe International Airport and Kajjansi Airfield, which are primarily used by tourists to visit Murchison Falls National Park, and connect to Kidepo Valley National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park.{{Cite web |title=Flight Schedule to Murchison Falls National Park |url=https://savannahwings.com/flying-safaris/uganda/murchison-falls/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |language=en-US}}

Location

Pakuba Airfield is approximately {{convert|275|km|mi}} by air north-west of Entebbe International Airport, the country's largest civilian and military airport.{{Cite web |url=http://www.caa.co.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122&Itemid=71 |title=Uganda CAA - Pakuba |access-date=2015-04-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150414124945/http://www.caa.co.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122&Itemid=71 |archive-date=2015-04-14 |url-status=dead }}

It is {{convert|15|km|0}} north-west of Bugungu Airstrip and {{convert|72|km}} west of Chobe Safari Lodge Airport, which are also within Murchison Falls National Park.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ugandawildlife.org/explore-our-parks/parks-by-name-a-z/murchison-falls-national-park/plan-your-trip/getting-here |title=Uganda Wildlife travel |access-date=2015-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414160253/http://www.ugandawildlife.org/explore-our-parks/parks-by-name-a-z/murchison-falls-national-park/plan-your-trip/getting-here |archive-date=2015-04-14 |url-status=dead }}

Cartographic misdesignation

File:Pakuba Airfield.jpg

On a considerable number of cartographic materials (including Wikimapia, Google Maps, and others) Pakuba Airfield is incorrectly denoted as "Kabalega Falls Airport". "Kabalega Falls" is a now-disused designation for "Murchison Falls."{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@2.3255148,31.4983016,2436m/data=!3m1!1e3|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|language=en|access-date=2018-08-29}} {{clear|left}}

Airlines and destinations

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|Aerolink Uganda | Entebbe{{cite web| url=https://www.aerolinkuganda.com/ |title=Aerolink Uganda Destinations |publisher=Aerolink Uganda |author=Aerolink Uganda | date=2019 |access-date=17 July 2019 |location=Entebbe}}

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See also

References

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