Hoima Airport

Hoima Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Public, civilian
Owner Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
Serves Hoima, Uganda
Location Hoima District
Coordinates 00°52′59″N 30°57′19″E / 0.88306°N 30.95528°E / 0.88306; 30.95528 (Hoima Airport)
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Location of Hoima Airport in Uganda
Placement on map is approximate

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Hoima Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: none) is a proposed airport in Uganda. It is part of the infrastructure to be built as Uganda prepares to develop its nascent petroleum industry.[1][2]

Location

Hoima Airport would be located in Hoima District in the Western Region of Uganda, near the Kaiso-Tonya oil fields and the Uganda Oil Refinery.[3] The air distance between the general area where the proposed airport is going to be built and Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest civilian and military airport, is about 225 kilometres (140 mi).[4]

Overview

Hoima airport would be a large international airport capable of handling large passenger and cargo aircraft, sufficient to carry the equipment and staff to develop the Uganda Oil Refinery and the oilfields.[5][6][7] As of February 2016, feasibility studies and the impact assessment evaluation is ongoing.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kazibwe, Kenneth (11 June 2015). "Oil: Government to Construct Airport in Hoima, Pipeline". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Mugerwa, Francis (8 April 2013). "Government Says Bunyoro to Get Railway Line, Airport by 2017". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ↑ FN (5 June 2013). "Oil sparks roads upgrade". Kampala: Oilinuganda.org. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ↑ GFC (4 March 2016). "Distance between Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda and Buseruka, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Mwesigwa, Alon (1 February 2015). "Airports to generate Shs8.5 trillion annually". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Ssekika, Edward (8 April 2015). "Plans to complete refinery compensation underway". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Wandera, Stephen (4 May 2015). "Over 20 firms interested in constructing Hoima Airport". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  8. ↑ RC (13 July 2015). "Ramboll Selected for Onshore Pipeline Study in Uganda: National participation by local partner Newplan". Ramboll.com (RC). Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Senelwa, Kennedy (25 July 2015). "Ramboll wins tender for pipeline survey". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

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