Mbarara Airport (MBQ) — Airport Facts & Flight Info
Mbarara Airport (IATA: MBQ, ICAO: HUMA) serves Mbarara, Uganda. The field sits at an elevation of 4600 ft (1402 m), and its clocks follow Africa/Kampala; all times on this page are the airport's local time. Use the live map below to watch air traffic around Mbarara Airport in real time, or search directly for a flight number.
Live Air Traffic
Mbarara Airport has no public arrivals and departures board on this site. The live map below does show air traffic around the field in real time. Click it to load the radar view. Looking for scheduled flights? The closest airport that has them is Savannah Airstrip (KHX), roughly 102 km (63 mi) away in a straight line.
Basic information about airport
| Airport code: | HUMA |
|---|---|
| Type: | small airport |
| Continent: | AF |
| Country code: | UG |
| Country: | Uganda |
| City | Mbarara |
| IATA: | MBQ |
| Longitude: | 30.5994 |
| Latitude: | -0.5553 |
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Key facts about Mbarara Airport
You will find Mbarara Airport at -0.5553, 30.5994, at an elevation of 4600 ft (1402 m) above sea level. A single runway handles all traffic here, so all arrivals and departures share it, and weather or an incident can affect the whole day's schedule. In the OurAirports reference data, Mbarara Airport is classified as a small airfield. The airport keeps Africa/Kampala time. Tracking a flight from another time zone? The times on this page are the airport's local time, not yours.
Getting to Mbarara Airport
The airport is roughly 7.7 km (5 mi) from the centre of Mbarara, measured in a straight line. Whatever your transport, confirm your terminal before leaving; and if you are picking someone up, track the inbound flight on this site first: you want to arrive when the aircraft actually lands, not when it was scheduled to.
Frequently asked questions about Mbarara Airport
Does Mbarara Airport have scheduled passenger flights?
No: Mbarara Airport is listed in the OurAirports reference data without scheduled passenger service. Traffic here is typically general aviation, military or charter, which is why no arrivals and departures board is shown.
What do the codes MBQ and HUMA mean?
Both identify the same airport. MBQ is the IATA code for Mbarara Airport, the short code on tickets and baggage tags; HUMA is its ICAO code, used in flight plans and air-traffic operations.
How many runways does Mbarara Airport have?
According to the OurAirports reference data, Mbarara Airport operates one active runway; closed runways are not counted.
What time zone is Mbarara Airport in?
Mbarara Airport keeps Africa/Kampala time. All times on this page are shown in the airport's local time.