Airports / Uganda / ULU
Gulu Airport
HUGU / ULUGulu, UgandaELEV 3,510 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
83 nm
To the nearest alternate
Arua Airport (RUA).
Overview
Gulu Airport (HUGU / ULU) sits in Gulu, Uganda, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 3,510 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ULU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Arua Airport (RUA, 83 nm), Soroti Airport (SRT, 104 nm), and Juba International Airport (JUB, 130 nm).
Charter pricing from ULU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Gulu.
Field capability
ICAO
HUGU
IATA
ULU
FAA / Local
HUGU
Elevation
3,510 ft
Coordinates
2.8056° N · 32.2718° 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 3,510 ft, ULU sits lower 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.
- 83nmRUAArua AirportArua
- 104nmSRTSoroti AirportSoroti
- 130nmJUBJuba International AirportJuba
- 144nmBUXBunia AirportBunia
- 150nmLKGLokichogio AirportLokichogio
- 166nmEBBEntebbe International AirportEntebbe
Location
Open the full mapHUGU · Gulu Airport · Gulu, Uganda