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Gulu Airport

airport serving Gulu in Uganda
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Gulu Airport

Summary

Gulu Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gulu Airport is located in Northern Region[3].
  • Gulu Airport is in the country of Uganda[4].
  • Gulu Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Gulu Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Gulu Airport's instance of is recorded as international airport[7].
  • Gulu Airport is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda[8].
  • Gulu City is named after Gulu Airport[9].
  • Gulu Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as ULU[10].
  • Gulu Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as HUGU[11].
  • Gulu Airport's Commons category is recorded as Gulu Airport[12].
  • Gulu Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 2.8, 'longitude': 32.275}[13].
  • Gulu Airport's official website is recorded as https://caa.go.ug/gulu-airfield/[14].
  • Gulu Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Gulu City[15].
  • Gulu Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1959[16].
  • Gulu Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+3510'}[17].
  • Gulu Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 2.80556, 'longitude': 32.2718}[18].
  • Gulu Airport's directions is recorded as just a few kilometres out of town[19].

Body

Geography

Gulu Airport is in the country of Uganda[4]. It is located in Northern Region[3].

Physical Characteristics

Gulu Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+3510'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5], commercial traffic aerodrome[6], and international airport[7].

History and Context

Gulu City is named after Gulu Airport[9].

Why It Matters

Gulu Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Gulu City Uganda

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 21w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Northern Region
    Website → —
    Country → Uganda
    Operator → Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "HUGU"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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