Kampala District
Kampala Capital City
Central Division

Kampala Airport

Kampala Airport, commonly known as Kololo Airstrip and officially as Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, was an airport in . It was one of the forty-seven airports in the country.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Uganda
  • Also known as: “HUKC”, “KLA”, and “Kololo Air Strip”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lugogo Stadium and Uganda Museum.

Pitch
, also known as Lugogo Cricket Oval, is a cricket ground in , . The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1957 when Kenya Asians played Sunder Cricket Club.

Museum
Photo: Lneruba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is located in , . It displays and exhibits ethnological, natural-historical and traditional life collections of 's cultural heritage.

Theater building
Photo: Kateregga1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a theater building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kololo and Nakasero.

Suburb
is a hill in , the largest city and capital of . The name also applies to the upscale residential and commercial neighbourhood that sits on that hill.

Suburb
is a hill and neighborhood in the centre of , the capital and largest city of . is important to Uganda's economy and politics, as it is home to Kampala's central business district and several government offices, including the Ugandan Parliament Buildings.

Suburb
is a hill in the centre of , the capital and largest city in . The area is a suburb in the city centre and its name also applies to the commercial and residential neighbourhoods on that hill.

Kampala Airport

Latitude
0.32607° or 0° 19′ 34″ north
Longitude
32.5946° or 32° 35′ 41″ east
Elevation
1,197 metres (3,927 feet)
IATA airport code
KLA
ICAO airport code
HUKC
Open location code
6GGJ8HGV+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45764793
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
8531855
Wiki­data ID
Q10853684
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Satellite Map

Discover Kampala Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Ganda to Tajik—“Kampala Airport” goes by many names.
  • Ganda: “ekisaawe ky’ennyonyi eky’eKampala”
  • German: “Kololo Flugplatz”
  • Indonesian: “HUKC”
  • Indonesian: “KLA”
  • Japanese: “カンパラ空港”
  • Japanese: “コオロ独立公園”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه کامپالا”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Kampala”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Kampala”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи комполо”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Coral Creasent and Lower Kololo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Independence Park and Kololo Police Station.

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