AirportsArua Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Arua, in Northern Region, Uganda. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RUA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RUA
- ICAO code
- HUAR
- City
- Arua
- State or region
- Northern Region
- Country
- Uganda
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 3.0492° N, 30.9117° E
- Elevation
- 1,204 m (3,951 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,707 m (5,600 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RUA means Arua Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HUAR. 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 3.0492° N, 30.9117° E. It stands 1,204 metres (3,951 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Yei, about 119 km away in a straight line.
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
Arua Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,707 metres (5,600 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Uganda on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,707 m 5,600 ft | not listed | Unpaved | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gulu AirportGulu | ULU | 153 km |
| Bunia AirportBunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo | BUX | 182 km |
| Juba International AirportJuba, South Sudan | JUB | 217 km |
| Soroti AirportSoroti | SRT | 335 km |
| Matari AirportIsiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo | IRP | 370 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,643 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,894 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,597 km | 4 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,122 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,015 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,796 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,121 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,499 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,961 km | 16 h 05 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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