# Wau Airport (WUU / HSWW)

**Wau Airport** (IATA: WUU, ICAO: HSWW) is a medium airport in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, South Sudan. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hsww

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WUU / HSWW
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, South Sudan
- Elevation: 466 m / 1,529 ft
- Coordinates: 7.7258, 27.9750
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Juba
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wau_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1031812
- Ident: HSWW

## Timeline

- 20 Mar 2017: 2017 South Supreme Airlines Antonov An-26 crash. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =312 in Africa | =2 in SS |
| Elevation | 466 m / 1,529 ft | =11,787 of 43,403 | #1,918 in Africa | #18 in SS |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in SS |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| INFO |  | 119.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [HJKJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hjkj.md) Kawjok Airport · 62 km / 38 mi
- [HSTO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hsto.md) Tonj Airport · 91 km / 57 mi
- [SS-0064](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ss-0064.md) Alek Airfield · 106 km / 66 mi
- [SS-0063](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ss-0063.md) Panliet Airstrip · 128 km / 79 mi
- [HSAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hsaw.md) Aweil Airport · 136 km / 85 mi
- [SS-0062](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ss-0062.md) Wunrock Airport · 144 km / 89 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hsww/data