{"id":10957,"date":"2023-12-17T16:24:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T16:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=10957"},"modified":"2023-12-18T04:48:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T04:48:39","slug":"kisoro-aerodrome-runway-to-be-repaired-caa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/kisoro-aerodrome-runway-to-be-repaired-caa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kisoro Aerodrome Runway To Be Repaired-CAA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Uganda Civil Aviation Authority has come out to clarify that the damaged Kisoro Aerodrome runway will be repaired soon . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Below is the statement from the UCAA Manager Public Affairs .<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference is made to a trending letter about Kisoro Aerodrome. In line with the aviation industry&#8217;s just culture, it is normal practice for an operator to point out areas that require improvement to address a safety concern.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, prior to receiving the letter from Aerolink, the Authority had identified the safety concerns, and procured a contractor to undertake the Runway, Taxiway and Apron resurfacing. The Contractor is on site mobilising to start undertaking works this month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the medium term, Government, through UCAA plans to upgrade the Kisoro Aerodrome runway from its current runway length of 1200 metres to a longer runway. The pre-feasibility studies were completed, and&nbsp; the Ministry of Works and Transport and UCAA are planning to undertake full feasibility, engineering designs and environmental and social impact assessment studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information, please contact: Vianney Mpungu Luggya,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manager Public Affairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:vluggya@caa.co.ug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vluggya@caa.co.ug<\/a>&nbsp;or Tel: 0312-352020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Editor;msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda Civil Aviation Authority has come out to clarify that the damaged Kisoro Aerodrome runway will be repaired soon .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lug.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13656,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/ucaa-decries-inadequate-funding-for-upcountry-aerodrome-improvement\/","url_meta":{"origin":10957,"position":0},"title":"UCAA Decries Inadequate Funding For Upcountry Aerodrome Improvement","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"January 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"By Zulfah Namatovu The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has said it doesn\u2019t have enough funds to support the development and improvement of upcountry aerodromes. 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