AirportsWau Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wau, in Western Bahr el Ghazal State, South Sudan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WUU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WUU
- ICAO code
- HSWW
- City
- Wau
- State or region
- Western Bahr el Ghazal State
- Country
- South Sudan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 7.7258° N, 27.9750° E
- Elevation
- 466 m (1,529 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WUU means Wau Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HSWW. 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 7.7258° N, 27.9750° E. It stands 466 metres (1,529 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Juba, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Wau Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Malakal International AirportMalakal | MAK | 453 km |
| Juba International AirportJuba | JUB | 511 km |
| Matari AirportIsiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo | IRP | 546 km |
| Nyala AirportNyala, Sudan | UYL | 584 km |
| Arua AirportArua, Uganda | RUA | 613 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,633 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,001 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,497 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,517 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,426 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,183 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,447 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,430 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,530 km | 16 h 50 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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