Bor Airport is a small public airport in
Bor County
Bor County is a county of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.
History
By 1906, Bor District was a part of Mongalla Province, but later transferred to Upper Nile Province. In 1909–1910, people started settling a ...
,
Jonglei State
Jonglei State is a States of South Sudan, state of South Sudan with Bor, South Sudan, Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city. Jonglei state comprises nine counties: Bor District (South Sudan), Bor, Akobo County, Akobo, Ayod County, ...
, in the
Greater Upper Nile
The Greater Upper Nile () is a region of northeastern South Sudan. It is named for the White Nile (it is its lowest portion in South Sudan), a tributary of the Nile River in North Africa, North and East Africa, East Africa.
History
The Greater ...
region of
South Sudan
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, that serves the city of the same name and surrounding communities. It is the only airport in the state.
Location
Bor Airport is located near the city of
Bor. The airport is located about by road south-east of Bor's
central business district
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.
This location lies approximately , by air, north of
Juba International Airport, the largest airport in
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
.
Bor Airport sits at an elevation of above sea level. The airport has a single dirt
runway
In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, ...
that is 1,280 m (4,200 ft) long, labelled as runway 01/19.
See also
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Bor, South Sudan
Bor is a historic city in the Bor region of Jonglei State, located in the central region of South Sudan. It has also served as the headquarters of Jonglei state. The city is situated on the east side of the White Nile ( Bahr al Jabal River) at th ...
, the city in which the airport is situated and which it serves
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Jonglei State
Jonglei State is a States of South Sudan, state of South Sudan with Bor, South Sudan, Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city. Jonglei state comprises nine counties: Bor District (South Sudan), Bor, Akobo County, Akobo, Ayod County, ...
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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
External links
Location of Bor Airport At Google Maps
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Airports in South Sudan
Bor County