Wau Airport
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| Airport type | Public,Civilian | ||||||||||
| Owner | Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan | ||||||||||
| Serves | Wau, South Sudan | ||||||||||
| Location | Wau,South Sudan | ||||||||||
| ElevationAMSL | 433 m / 1,421 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 07°43′30″N027°58′48″E/ 7.72500°N 27.98000°E | ||||||||||
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  WUU Location of airport in South Sudan | |||||||||||
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Wau Airportis a civilianairportthat serves the city ofWauand surrounding communities.Feeder Airlineshas three return flights a week betweenKhartoum-Wau-Juba.[1][2][3]Southern Star Airlinesused to provide service on Wednesdays and Sundays toJuba;however, this service has been suspended in 2011 when the airline ceased flying.[4]
Location[edit]
Wau Airport (IATA:WUU,ICAO:HSWW) is located inWau County,Western Bahr el Ghazal,in the city ofWau.The airport is located to the northeast of thecentral business districtof the city.
This location lies approximately 511 kilometres (318 mi), by air, northwest ofJuba International Airport,the largest airport inSouth Sudan.[5]The geographic coordinates of Wau Airport are: 7° 72' 58.12 "N, 27° 97' 31.00" E (Latitude: 7.7250; Longitude: 27.9800). This airport sits at an elevation of 433 metres (1,421 ft) above sea level. In December 2012, a new paved runway measuring 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in length was opened.
Airlines and destinations[edit]
Service to Juba, South Sudan was provided by Southern Star Airlines until the airline's failure in late 2011.[citation needed]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Golden Wings Aviation | Juba |
Accidents and incidents[edit]
- 2017 South Supreme Airlines Antonov An-26 crash:occurred on 20 March 2017
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Website of Feeder Airlines
- ^Dreamofafricasafaris.com Juba to Wau on Feeder Airlines
- ^"South Sudan - Local transport | World Travel Guide".archive.is.2013-02-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-02-22.Retrieved2018-08-26.
- ^Southern Star Airlines schedule
- ^"Flight Distance from JUB to WUU".www.travelmath.com.Retrieved2018-08-26.