# Gulu Airport (ULU / HUGU)

**Gulu Airport** (IATA: ULU, ICAO: HUGU) is a medium airport in Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda. It opened in 1959. It has one runway, 3,144 m (10,314 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ULU / HUGU
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
- Serves: Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda
- Opened: 1959
- Elevation: 1,070 m / 3,510 ft
- Coordinates: 2.8056, 32.2718
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,144 m / 10,314 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Africa/Kampala
- Website: https://caa.go.ug/gulu-airfield/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulu_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5617915
- Weather station: HUGU · WMO 63630
- Ident: HUGU

## Timeline

- 1959: Gulu Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,144 m / 10,314 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 160° / 340° |  |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [EBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/huen.md) Entebbe International Airport · Uganda · 308 km / 191 mi · Eagle Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ULU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- H7 [Eagle Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eagle-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,144 m / 10,314 ft | #909 of 29,858 | #143 in Africa | #2 in UG |
| Elevation | 1,070 m / 3,510 ft | =4,330 of 43,403 | =1,024 in Africa | #22 in UG |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =59 in Africa | =2 in UG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =2 in UG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | ADVISORY | 118.200 |
| ATC |  | 123.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [UG-0007](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ug-0007.md) Chobe Safari Lodge Airport · 65 km / 40 mi
- [HUAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/huaj.md) Adjumani Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [HUKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hukt.md) Kitgum Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [HSNM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hsnm.md) Nimule Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [HULI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/huli.md) Lira Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [PAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hupa.md) Pakuba Airport · 101 km / 63 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Gulu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulu_Airport&oldid=1363040775), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/hugu/data