AirportsGulu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gulu, in Northern Region, Uganda. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ULU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ULU
- ICAO code
- HUGU
- City
- Gulu
- State or region
- Northern Region
- Country
- Uganda
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 2.8056° N, 32.2718° E
- Elevation
- 1,070 m (3,510 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,144 m (10,314 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ULU means Gulu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HUGU. 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 2.8056° N, 32.2718° E. It stands 1,070 metres (3,510 feet) above sea level.
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
Gulu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,144 metres (10,314 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Uganda on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,144 m 10,314 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arua AirportArua | RUA | 153 km |
| Soroti AirportSoroti | SRT | 192 km |
| Juba International AirportJuba, South Sudan | JUB | 242 km |
| Bunia AirportBunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo | BUX | 266 km |
| Entebbe International AirportEntebbe | EBB | 308 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,536 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,769 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,513 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,208 km | 8 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,146 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,904 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,971 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,395 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,824 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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