Fort Portal Airport

Fort Portal Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: HUFP
Summary
Serves Fort Portal, Uganda
Elevation AMSL 5,030 ft / 1,530 m
Coordinates 00°42′27″N 030°14′56″E / 0.70750°N 30.24889°E / 0.70750; 30.24889Coordinates: 00°42′27″N 030°14′56″E / 0.70750°N 30.24889°E / 0.70750; 30.24889
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HUPF

Location of airport in Uganda

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 800 2,625 Grass

Fort Portal Airport (ICAO: HUFP) is a small civilian airport in Uganda. It is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of the central business district of the town of Fort Portal in Kabarole District, Western Region. The airport is close to the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains and the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport serves Fort Portal and Kibaale National Park.

The airport is privately operated by Christian missionary/pilot Jeff Cash. The Church of Christ and Where He Leads Inc. help maintain the airstrip. As of August 2011, the airport was not administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[1] HUFP has also been registered under the owner's name of Jeff Cash.

At 1,530 metres (5,020 ft) above sea level,[2] the airport is the third-highest airport in Uganda, behind Kisoro Airport at 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) and Kabale Airport at 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) above sea level. The airport has a single unpaved 800-metre (2,625 ft) grass runway.

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