The airport is located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), north of the central business district of Akobo.

This location lies approximately 362 kilometres (225 mi), by air, northeast of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan.

[1] The geographic coordinates of this airport are: 7° 47' 3.12"N, 33° 0' 0.00"E (Latitude: 7.7842; Longitude: 33.0000).

Akobo Airport is situated 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level.

There are no known scheduled airlines serving Akobo Airport at this time.