About Fort Portal Airport

ICAO	HUFP
FIR	Entebbe FIR
Region	Western Region
Country	Uganda
Runways	15/33
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	0.7063, 30.2493 004223N 0301457E
Coordinates (Center)	0.70586, 30.24959 004221N 0301459E
Variation	2.0° E (2024)
Timezone	Kampala (+3 h)
Local time	May 2, 2024 13:40

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Fort Portal Airport

Fort Portal Airport is a small airport in Western Region, Uganda. The airport is located at latitude 0.70586 and longitude 30.24959. The airport has one runway: 15/33. The ICAO airport code of this field is HUFP. Nearby other airfields are Bundibugyo Airport, Kasese Airport, Buhuka Airport, Beni Airport and Wageni Airport.

Fort Portal Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Entebbe International Airport, which is 255 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Entebbe.

Fort Portal Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Kampala. Difference with UTC is +3 h. Today the sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:00. This applies to Fort Portal 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
15	147°	144°	0.703	30.2514	746 m
33	327°	324°	0.7087	30.2478	746 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
Bundibugyo Airport	HUBU	25 km	261°
Kasese Airport	HUKS	60 km	195°
Buhuka Airport	UG-0010	82 km	042°
Beni Airport	FZNP	88 km	260°
Wageni Airport	CD-0001	89 km	255°
Bunia Airport	FZKA	96 km	358°
Mweya Airport	HUMW	108 km	201°
Lake Albert Lodge Airstrip	UG-0009	114 km	041°
Ishango Airport	CD-0018	117 km	217°

Navigational aids

No navigational aids found in the vicinity of Fort Portal Airport.