About Arua Airport

ICAO	HUAR
IATA	RUA
FIR	Entebbe FIR
Region	Northern Region
Country	Uganda
Runways	18/36
Type	Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP)	3.04915, 30.91171 030257N 0305442E
Coordinates (Center)	3.04934, 30.91184 030258N 0305443E
Variation	2.4° E (2024)
Timezone	Kampala (+3 h)
Local time	May 4, 2024 05:20

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Arua Airport

Arua Airport is a midsized airport in Northern Region, Uganda. The airport is located at latitude 3.04934 and longitude 30.91184. The airport has one runway: 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is HUAR. The airport's IATA code is RUA. Nearby other airfields are Aru Airport, Koboko Airport, Kere Kere Airport, Mahagi Airport and Adjumani Airport.

Arua Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Entebbe International Airport, which is 375 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Entebbe.

Arua Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Kampala. Difference with UTC is +3 h. Today the sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:00. This applies to Arua Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Latitude	Longitude	Approx. length
18	174°	171°	3.0416	30.9127	1,737 m
36	354°	351°	3.0571	30.911	1,737 m

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Aru Airport	CD-0017	20 km	205°
Koboko Airport	UG-0005	41 km	009°
Kere Kere Airport	FZJR	55 km	230°
Mahagi Airport	CD-0012	85 km	171°
Adjumani Airport	HUAJ	100 km	071°
Mahagi Airport	FZKC	102 km	164°
Kabalega Falls Airport	HUKF	103 km	141°
Moyo Airport	UG-0017	115 km	054°
Aba Airport	FZJF	116 km	321°

Navigational aids

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