Mbarara_Airport Knowpia

Mbarara Airport

Nyakisharara International Airport
Mbarara Airport; Nyakisharara International Airport
	IATA: MBQ; ICAO: HUMA;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
Serves	Mbarara, Uganda
Elevation AMSL	4,600 ft / 1,402 m
Coordinates	00°33′18″S 30°36′00″E / 0.55500°S 30.60000°E
Map
	MBQ Location of Mbarara Airport in Uganda
Runways
	Sources: Google Maps GCM

Mbarara Airport (IATA: MBQ, ICAO: HUMA) is a civilian airport that serves the city of Mbarara in the Ankole sub-region, Uganda. It is one of 12 upcountry airports administered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.^[3] The airport was originally named Nyakisharara Airport.

The airport is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north-west of Mbarara, on the road to Bwizibwera and Ibanda.^[1]

The runway length includes gravelled overruns of 190 and 85 metres (623 and 279 ft) on the east and west ends respectively.

Airlines and destinations edit

Airlines	Destinations
BAR Aviation	Entebbe, Jinja, Pakuba^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Mbarara Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
^ Airport information for Mbarara Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
^ Mbarara Airport Administered by Uganda's CAA
^ FCC (22 April 2024). "Flights To Mbarara Airport (MBQ)". FlightConnections.com (FCC). Retrieved 22 April 2024.