Aweil Airport
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Aweil Airport is an
Aweil, in South Sudan
.
Location
Aweil Airport (
Republic of Sudan and the border with Abyei Region. The airport was formerly located downtown, within the central business district of Aweil. In 2011, this facility was closed and a new airport northwest of Aweil opened.[2] The new airport is located approximately 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) from both Aweil and the town of Malweil
.
This location lies approximately 640 kilometres (400 mi), by air, northwest of
Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan.[3] The geographic coordinates of this airport are: 8° 47' 35.73"N, 27° 21' 37.82"E (Latitude: 8.793261; Longitude: 27.360506). Aweil Airport sits at an elevation of 425 metres (1,394 ft) above sea level.[4] The airport has a single unpaved runway
with an estimated length of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).
Overview
Aweil Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of
Juba until their bankruptcy in 2012.[5]
Airlines and destinations
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| Juba
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See also
References
- ^ "Lol state Governor assaulted at Aweil airport". Sudan Tribune. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "News of Southern Sudan in the Aweil area of Sudan". southernsudanmission.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ^ "Distance between Juba () (Airport) and Uwayl (Shamal Bahr al Ghazal) (Sudan)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ^ Charter, International Air. "Aweil Airport, Sudan". www.internationalaircharter.com. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ^ Southern Star Airlines schedule