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Gulu Airport

Gulu, Uganda

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Gulu Airport

Gulu, Uganda

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Northern Uganda's gateway connecting the post-conflict region.

Location

Gulu, Uganda

Gulu Airport (IATA: ULU, ICAO: HUGU) is a domestic airport serving Gulu, the largest city in northern Uganda and the administrative hub of the Acholi sub-region. It provides critical air connectivity for a region that experienced significant disruption during the Lord's Resistance Army conflict. The airport primarily handles light aircraft, charter flights, and humanitarian operations. It has historically served NGOs, UN agencies, and relief organizations active in northern Uganda's post-conflict recovery and development efforts. Gulu has been identified for infrastructure upgrades as Uganda seeks to improve connectivity across its regions, with periodic government interest in expanding the airport's capacity to support economic growth and tourism in northern Uganda.

Terminals

The airport has a basic, small terminal facility suited to low-volume domestic and charter traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and Gulu city centre relies primarily on private taxis and hired vehicles, as no formal public transit service operates on the route.

Airlines here

Scheduled services are limited, with operators such as Aerolink Uganda historically providing domestic connections to Entebbe.

Notable facts

›Gulu Airport has served as a logistics base for humanitarian operations in northern Uganda.
›The airport is located approximately 3–4 kilometres from Gulu city centre.
›Gulu is the largest city in northern Uganda and the capital of Gulu District.
›The airport has a single unpaved or semi-prepared runway suitable for small to medium aircraft.
›Uganda's government has periodically announced plans to upgrade northern Ugandan airports including Gulu.

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