Airports / Uganda / KHX
Savannah Airstrip
UG-0002 / KHXKihihi, UgandaELEV 3,600 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
63 nm
To the nearest alternate
Goma International Airport (GOM).
Overview
Savannah Airstrip (UG-0002 / KHX) sits in Kihihi, Uganda, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 3,600 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
KHX has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Goma International Airport (GOM, 63 nm), Gisenyi Airport (GYI, 63 nm), and Kigali International Airport (KGL, 80 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KHX vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Kihihi Airstrip. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KHX, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
UG-0002
IATA
KHX
FAA / Local
—
Elevation
3,600 ft
Coordinates
0.7165° S · 29.6997° 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 3,600 ft, KHX sits lower than 60% 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.
- 63nmGOMGoma International AirportGoma
- 63nmGYIGisenyi AirportGisenyi
- 80nmKGLKigali International AirportKigali
- 110nmBKYBukavu Kavumu AirportKamakombe
- 115nmKMEKamembe AirportKamembe
- 141nmBUXBunia AirportBunia
Location
Open the full mapUG-0002 · Savannah Airstrip · Kihihi, Uganda