Wau Airport
IATA: WUU ICAO: HSWW
Summary
Airport type	Public, Civilian
Owner	Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan
Serves	Wau, South Sudan
Location	Wau, South Sudan
Elevation AMSL	433 m / 1,421 ft
Coordinates	07°43′30″N 027°58′48″E / 7.72500°N 27.98000°E / 7.72500; 27.98000
Map
WUU Location of airport in South Sudan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,500 8,202 Paved

Wau Airport is a civilian airport that serves the city of Wau and surrounding communities. Feeder Airlines has three return flights a week between Khartoum-Wau-Juba.^[1][2][3] Southern Star Airlines used to provide service on Wednesdays and Sundays to Juba; however, this service has been suspended in 2011 when the airline ceased flying.^[4]

Location

Wau Airport (IATA: WUU, ICAO: HSWW) is located in Wau County, Wau State, in the city of Wau. The airport is located to the northeast of the central business district of the city.

This location lies approximately 511 kilometres (318 mi), by air, northwest of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan.^[5] The geographic coordinates of Wau Airport are: 7° 72' 58.12"N, 27° 97' 31.00"E (Latitude: 7.7250; Longitude: 27.9800). This airport sits at an elevation of 433 metres (1,421 ft) above sea level. In December 2012, a new paved runway measuring 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in length was opened.

Airlines and destinations

Service to Juba, South Sudan was provided by Southern Star Airlines until the airline's failure in late 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Accidents and incidents

• 2017 South Supreme Airlines Antonov An-26 crash: occurred on 20 March 2017