Soroti Airport (IATA: SRT, ICAO: HUSO) is an airport serving Soroti, a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda, approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi), by road, north-east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.
[2] The main runway and apron are asphalt and can support aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 737, without damage to the surface.
[4] The airport was originally built as a school for the British Overseas Airways Corporation to train their pilots in tropical flying techniques.
[5] As of June 2018, the airport is home to the Soroti Flying School, which has various aircraft, including a Cessna 310.
[6] In 2017, the United States donated five refurbished Bell Huey II military helicopters, to the Uganda People's Defence Force, to assist in the AMISOM mission.