Airports / Uganda / RUA
Arua Airport
HUAR / RUAArua, UgandaELEV 3,951 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
83 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gulu Airport (ULU).
Overview
Located in Arua, Uganda, Arua Airport (HUAR / RUA) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 3,951 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
RUA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Gulu Airport (ULU, 83 nm), Bunia Airport (BUX, 98 nm), and Juba International Airport (JUB, 117 nm).
Quotes for flights out of RUA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from RUA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
HUAR
IATA
RUA
FAA / Local
HUAR
Elevation
3,951 ft
Coordinates
3.0492° N · 30.9117° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Uganda fields
state range 3,510–3,951 ft
At 3,951 ft, RUA sits higher than 80% of the 5 Uganda fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 83nmULUGulu AirportGulu
- 98nmBUXBunia AirportBunia
- 117nmJUBJuba International AirportJuba
- 181nmSRTSoroti AirportSoroti
- 200nmIRPMatari AirportIsiro
- 203nmEBBEntebbe International AirportEntebbe
Location
Open the full mapHUAR · Arua Airport · Arua, Uganda