AirportsKisoro Airport is a small airport serving Kisoro, in Western Region, Uganda. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KXO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KXO
- ICAO code
- HUKI
- City
- Kisoro
- State or region
- Western Region
- Country
- Uganda
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 1.2837° S, 29.7197° E
- Elevation
- 1,890 m (6,200 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,200 m (3,937 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KXO means Kisoro Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HUKI. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 1.2837° S, 29.7197° E. It stands 1,890 metres (6,200 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Kampala, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kisoro Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,200 metres (3,937 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Uganda on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,200 m 3,937 ft | 22 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Savannah AirstripKihihi | KHX | 63 km |
| Goma International AirportGoma, Democratic Republic of the Congo | GOM | 68 km |
| Kigali International AirportKigali, Rwanda | KGL | 89 km |
| Kirundo AirportKirundo, Burundi | KRE | 146 km |
| Kamembe AirportKamembe, Rwanda | KME | 159 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,035 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,226 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,040 km | 5 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,517 km | 8 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,236 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,100 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,263 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,896 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,771 km | 15 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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