Pader Airfield

Pader Airfield
Summary
Airport typePublic & civilian
Owner/OperatorPader District Administration
LocationPader, Uganda
Elevation AMSL3,369 ft / 1,027 m
Coordinates02°51′08″N 33°04′48″E / 2.85222°N 33.08000°E / 2.85222; 33.08000
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Pader Airfield is located in Uganda
Pader Airfield
Pader Airfield
Location of Pader Airfield in Uganda
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
00/18 1,200 3,937 Murram

Pader Airfield (also Patongo Airfield) (IATA: n/a, ICAO: n/a) is an airfield serving Pader and Patongo, two towns, 33 kilometres (21 mi)[1] apart, in the south-eastern part of Pader District, in the Northern Region of Uganda.[2]

Location

The airfield is located in Lunar Parish, within Pader District, approximately 324 kilometres (201 mi), by air, and 475 kilometres (295 mi), by road, north-east of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest airport.[3] Gulu Airport lies approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi), as the crow flies, south west of Pader.[4]

The airfield's runway measures 1,200 metres (3,937 ft), in length and is 20 metres (66 ft) wide with a 25 centimetres (10 in) murram surface.[2] The town of Pader lies at an average elevation of 1,027 metres (3,369 ft) above mean sea level[5] The geographical coordinates of the arfield are: 02°51'08.0"N, 33°04'48.0"E (Latitude:2.852222; Longitude:33.080000).[6]

Overview

The airfield was developed in 2006, by Medair, a non-profit based in Geneva, Switzerland, to serve the people of Patongo and surrounding communities. Medair received financial and other support from the European Union to complete this infrastructure development.[7] The airfield cost USh250 million to build in 2006 (approx. US$100,000 in 2006 money).[8] At the time of commissioning, Medair deeded the maintenance and management of the airstrip to local authorities.[2]

Pader airfield was built to facilitate safe travel for aid workers who were working with the estimated 40,000 people who were confined to the Patongo IDP Camp, at the height of the LRA insurgency in the early and mid 2000s.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Road Distance Between Pader and Patongo" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Reliefweb (7 July 2006). "Medair builds airstrip and deeds it to the community". Reliefweb International. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Distance Between Entebbe Airport and Pader" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ^ Globefeed.com (5 June 2020). "Air Distance Between Gulu and Pader". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  5. ^ Flood Map (5 June 2020). "Elevation of Pader Uganda". Floodmap.net. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Location of Pader Airfield, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. ^ URN Reporter (7 July 2006). "Patongo Airstrip Opened". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. ^ Maga FM Newsroom (24 April 2017). "Residents cautioned against using Pader Airfield". Gulu, Uganda: Maga FM Uganda. Retrieved 31 December 2018. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)