Jinja Airport (IATA: JIN, ICAO: HUJI) is a small civilian and military airport in Uganda. It serves the town of Jinja in Jinja District, Busoga, Eastern Region. It is adjacent to the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College of the Uganda People's Defence Force at Kimaka, a suburb of Jinja. It is approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi), by air, east of Entebbe International Airport, the country's largest airport.[3] Jinja Airport is one of 13 upcountry airports that are administered by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[4]
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jinja, Uganda | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,840 ft / 1,170 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 0°27′09″N 33°11′35″E / 0.45250°N 33.19306°E | ||||||||||
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  JIN Location of airport in Uganda | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| BAR Aviation | Entebbe |
| Aerolink | Entebbe |
Vine Air Flight Academy
editJinja Airport hosts the Vine Air Flight Academy (VAFA), one of the licensed flight academies in Uganda.[5][6]
Developments
editIn April 2024, the New Vision reported that Uganda Civil Aviation Authority had earmarked USh20 billion (US$5.3 million) to improve the tarmacking of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) runway, and of the taxiway, strengthening the tarmacking of the airport apron, and construction of a modern main entrance to the airport with a dual carriageway road.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jinja National Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Location of Jinja Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ FCC (11 April 2024). "Air Distance Between Jinja Airport (JIN) And Entebbe Airport (EBB)". Flightconnections.com (FCC). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ a b Donald Kiirya (9 April 2024). "Sh20 Billion Earmarked For Jinja Airstrip Refurbishment". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Nicholas Agaba (12 October 2020). "UCAA names six firms approved to train pilots in Uganda". The Kampala Post. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Ronnie Afema (9 March 2022). "Introducing Uganda's Premier Flight Training Center: The Vine Air Academy". Johannesburg, South Africa. Retrieved 11 April 2024.