Pochalla Airport is an
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
serving
Pochalla
Pochalla (also Pochala, Pochella, Pachella) is a town in South Sudan.
Location
Pochalla is located in Pochalla County, Boma State, in eastern South Sudan, on the International border with Ethiopia. The town sits on the eastern edge of Boma Nation ...
in
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
.
Location
Pochalla Airport is located in
Pochalla County
Pochalla is a county in Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan. The capital of the state, where the governor and state parliament is located, is in Bor town, which is situated on the Nile River at the western end of the state. Pochalla is to the ...
in
Boma State
Boma or BOMA may refer to:
People
* Boma Akpore, Nigerian actor
* Boma Iyaye (born 1969), Nigerian accountant and politician
Places
* Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a port city
** Boma Airport near Boma, Congo
* Boma, Ghana, a town ...
, in the town of
Pochalla
Pochalla (also Pochala, Pochella, Pachella) is a town in South Sudan.
Location
Pochalla is located in Pochalla County, Boma State, in eastern South Sudan, on the International border with Ethiopia. The town sits on the eastern edge of Boma Nation ...
, in eastern
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
, at the international border with
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
.
This location lies approximately , by air, east of
Juba International Airport
Juba () is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the world's newest capital city to be elevated as such, and had a population ...
, the largest airport in
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
.
The geographic coordinates of Pochalla Airport are: 7° 10' 48.00" N, 34° 5' 42.00"E (Latitude: 7.1800; Longitude: 34.0950). Pochalla Airport is situated above sea level.
Estimated Elevation of Pachella Airport
/ref> The airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
has a single unpaved runway
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt concrete, as ...
.
Overview
Pochalla Airport is a small civilian airport that serves the town of Pochalla
Pochalla (also Pochala, Pochella, Pachella) is a town in South Sudan.
Location
Pochalla is located in Pochalla County, Boma State, in eastern South Sudan, on the International border with Ethiopia. The town sits on the eastern edge of Boma Nation ...
and Boma National Park
Boma National Park is a protected area in eastern South Sudan near the
Ethiopian border. It was established in 1977 and covers of grasslands and floodplains.
Wildlife
The park is an important refuge for white-eared kob, tiang, and Mongalla g ...
. There are no scheduled flights at Pochalla Airport at this time.
External links
Location of Pochalla Airport At Google Maps
See also
* Jonglei
Jonglei State is a state of South Sudan with Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city. Jonglei state comprises nine counties: Bor, Akobo, Ayod, Uror, Duk, Nyirol, Pigi, Twic East, and Fangak. Jonglei State is the largest sta ...
* Greater Upper Nile
The Greater Upper Nile is a region of northeastern South Sudan. It is named for the White Nile, a tributary of the Nile River in North and East Africa.
History
The Greater Upper Nile region seceded from the Republic of Sudan on 9 July 2011 al ...
* List of airports in South Sudan
This is a list of airports in South Sudan, sorted by location.
South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in east-central Africa bordered by Ethiopia to the east, Kenya to the southeast, Uganda to the south, t ...
References
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Airports in South Sudan
Pibor Administrative Area