{{short description|International airport in Uganda}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox airport | name = Entebbe International Airport | nativename = {{nativename|sw|Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Entebbe}} | image = Entebbe Airport.JPG | image-width = 250 | IATA = EBB | ICAO = HUEN | type = Public / Military | built = 1972–1973 (main terminal building)<ref name="The Spomenik Database">{{cite web | url=https://www.spomenikdatabase.org/post/10-works-of-yugoslav-modernist-architecture-in-africa-the-middle-east |title=10 Works of Yugoslav Modernist Architecture in Africa & the Middle East |last=Niebyl |first=Donald |date=29 March 2020 |website=The Spomenik Database |access-date=31 March 2020 }}</ref> | operator =[[Republic of Uganda]] | city-served = [[Entebbe]], [[Kampala]], [[Mukono]], [[Kira Town]], [[Mpigi]] | location = Entebbe, [[Uganda]] | hub = * [[Eagle Air (Uganda)|Eagle Air]] * [[Uganda Airlines]] | elevation-f = 3,782 | elevation-m = 1,153 | website = [https://caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport/ Website] | coordinates = {{coord|00|02|41|N|032|26|35|E|region:UG|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Uganda | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Entebbe International Airport in Uganda | pushpin_label = '''EBB''' | pushpin_label_position = bottom | metric-rwy = y | r1-number = 17/35 | r1-length-m = 3,658 | r1-length-f = 12,000 | r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]] | r2-number = 12/30 | r2-length-m = 2,408 | r2-length-f = 7,900 | r2-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = 2014/15 | stat1-header = Passengers | stat1-data = {{increase}} 1,510,000 | stat2-header = Aircraft movements | stat2-data = {{decrease}} 26,886 | stat3-header = Cargo (tonnes) | stat3-data = {{decrease}} 52,841 | footnotes = Source: [[DAFIF]],<ref name=WAD>{{cite web|url-status=usurped|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=EBB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=HUEN|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for HUEN|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006. Source: [[DAFIF]].</ref><ref name=GCM>{{GCM|EBB|source=[[DAFIF]]}}</ref> UCAA <ref name="UCAA1">{{cite web|title=Uganda Civil Aviation Statistics|url=http://www.caa.co.ug/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=5%3AStatistics&Itemid=108|website=caa.co.ug|access-date=15 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804123925/http://www.caa.co.ug/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=5%3AStatistics&Itemid=108|archive-date=4 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> }}
'''Entebbe International Airport''' {{Airport codes|EBB|HUEN}} is the only [[international airport]] in [[Uganda]]. It is located about {{convert|6|km}} southwest of the town of [[Entebbe]], on the northern shores of [[Lake Victoria]].<ref name="Loc1R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Entebbe/Entebbe+aircargo+transporter,+14+Kitaasa+Rd,+Entebbe/@0.0458161,32.43625,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177d86b753c20ab3:0xa4a550c375cc2c14!2m2!1d32.463708!2d0.0511839!1m5!1m1!1s0x177d86cd37ba81af:0x9daba139d6433d1f!2m2!1d32.4417945!2d0.0435913!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Entebbe Town And Entebbe International Airport | access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> This is approximately {{convert|40|km|0}} by road south-west of the central business district of [[Kampala]], the capital city of Uganda.<ref name="Loc2R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Amber+House+Ltd,+Speke+Rd,+Kampala/Entebbe+aircargo+transporter,+14+Kitaasa+Rd,+Entebbe/@0.1927026,32.3736757,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc8088ae51ed:0xda1acac01440f031!2m2!1d32.5820395!2d0.3135936!1m5!1m1!1s0x177d86cd37ba81af:0x9daba139d6433d1f!2m2!1d32.4417945!2d0.0435913!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Amber House, Kampala, Uganda And Entebbe International Airport, Uganda |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>
The headquarters of the [[Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda]] have been relocated to a new block off the airport highway ([[Entebbe–Kampala Expressway]] and Tunnel Road), but adjacent to the airport terminals.<ref name="6R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Civil+Aviation+Authority+Head+Office/@0.0404138,32.4546335,1525m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x177d86cd681fdd63:0xcbf40f2eacc58dd0!8m2!3d0.039922!4d32.4481416 | title=Location of the Civil Aviation Authority Head Office, Entebbe, Uganda |access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref>
==History== [[File:Uganda. Entebbe. Plane landed on aerodrome LOC matpc.17429 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|A [[Handley Page H.P.42]] of [[Imperial Airways]] at Entebbe, 1936]] The airport was opened by the British Colonial authorities. According to the website of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, due to the airport's location on [[Lake Victoria]]<!--Not explicitly stated by name, but the source refers to a lake--> and the existing facilities,<!--Source statement is: "Entebbe was not only a bastion of the colonial structure[...]"--> the colonial government decided that the most optimal location for aviation traffic was Entebbe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://caa.go.ug/about-entebbe-international-airport/|title=About Entebbe International Airport|publisher=[[Uganda Civil Aviation Authority]]|accessdate=2023-05-21}}</ref>
On 10 November 1951, the airport was formally reopened after its facilities had been extended. Runway 12/30 was now {{convert|9,900|feet|m}}, in preparation for services by the [[de Havilland Comet]].<ref name="Story No 56362">{{cite web |url=http://www.movietone.com/N_search.cfm?ActionFlag=back2ResultsView&start=1&pageStart=1&totalRecords=1&V_DateType=3&V_DECADE=1929&V_FromYear=1928&V_QualifySubject=&V_storyNumber=&V_TermsToOmit=&V_ToYear=1980&V_searchType=1&V_MainSubject=Entebbe&V_Year=1951&V_resultsPerPage=30 |title=Africa's Largest Airport|format=Archived from the Original |date=10 December 1951 |publisher=Movietone.com |author=Movietone |access-date=10 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123035304/http://www.movietone.com/N_search.cfm?ActionFlag=back2ResultsView&start=1&pageStart=1&totalRecords=1&V_DateType=3&V_DECADE=1929&V_FromYear=1928&V_QualifySubject=&V_storyNumber=&V_TermsToOmit=&V_ToYear=1980&V_searchType=1&V_MainSubject=Entebbe&V_Year=1951&V_resultsPerPage=30 |archive-date=23 November 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The new main terminal building of the airport was designed by [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] [[Socialist Republic of Montenegro|Montenegrin]] architect Aleksandar Keković and built by [[Energoprojekt holding]] in 1972-1973 period.<ref name="The Spomenik Database"/>
The Old Entebbe airport is used by Uganda's military forces. It was the scene of a hostage rescue operation by Israeli [[Sayeret Matkal]], dubbed [[Operation Entebbe]], in 1976 after an Arab-German hijacking of [[Air France]] Flight 139 following a stopover in [[Athens]], [[Greece]], en route to Paris from [[Tel Aviv]]. The scene of that rescue was the old terminal, which has been demolished, except for its control tower and airport hall. According to a 2006 published report, plans were made to construct a domestic passenger terminal at the site of the old airport.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=17 February 2016 | date=22 September 2006 | location=Jerusalem | url=http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/9596/Default.aspx | title=Mayor of Entebbe: Old Terminal will not be demolished | newspaper=[[Israel Today]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224204926/http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/9596/Default.aspx | archive-date=24 February 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> The airport was partially destroyed in April 1979 when it [[Battle of Entebbe|was captured]] by Tanzanian forces during the [[Uganda–Tanzania War]].<ref>{{cite news| last = Honey| first = Martha| title = Entebbe: Tranquility Amid Destruction| newspaper = The Washington Post| date = 11 April 1979| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/04/11/entebbe-tranquility-amid-destruction/222b27f1-efc2-40d5-ada0-cc2fa2d00ccb/| access-date = 20 December 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190405084321/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/04/11/entebbe-tranquility-amid-destruction/222b27f1-efc2-40d5-ada0-cc2fa2d00ccb/| archive-date = 5 April 2019| url-status = live}}</ref>
According to ''[[ThePrint]]'' in November 2021, reports in African media suggest that China could take over the airport over the default of a loan, which was denied by China's foreign ministry and Government of Uganda.<ref>{{Cite web| last=Basu|first=Mohana|date=2021-11-28|title=China to seize Uganda's Entebbe airport after loan default? Viral report officially denied|url=https://theprint.in/world/china-to-seize-ugandas-entebbe-airport-after-loan-default-viral-report-officially-denied/773150/|access-date=2021-11-28|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Bloomberg News]] reported that the Ugandan government is seeking to amend a $200m loan agreement it signed with the [[Export-Import Bank of China]] in 2015, to ensure it doesn't lose control of the airport, citing a report from the ''[[Daily Monitor]]'', an independent Ugandan daily newspaper.<ref>{{cite web| work=[[Bloomberg News]] | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-28/uganda-asks-china-to-amend-airport-loan-clauses-monitor-reports | date=28 November 2021 |title=Uganda Asks China to Fix Airport – Loan Clauses, Monitor Says |author=Fred Ojambo |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> On 1 December 2021, the Attorney General of Uganda stated they had seen the story regarding the airport in media and that it was reportedly fake news.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.go.ug/news/5460/entebbe-airport-contract-china-okay-says-kiryowa |url-access= |title=Entebbe Airport contract with China okay, says Kiryowa |last=Kiwanuka |first=Kiryowa|author-link= |date= December 2021|department=Office of the Attorney General |website=www.parliament.go.ug/ |publisher=[[Parliament of Uganda]] |agency=Gov't. of Uganda |location=Kampala, Uganda |type=Press Release |access-date=11 December 2021 |quote=According to Kiryowa, the talk of a takeover of the airport is false, wrong, and inconceivable since Uganda has not yet started paying the loan but is still in the grace period. “This contract was signed on 31st March 2015, with a grace period of seven years, the first repayment date is 1st April 2022. Government cannot be in default during the grace period,” Kiryowa said. On the arbitration process that reportedly favors China, Kiryowa said if Uganda’s rights are violated in the contract, Uganda can defend itself in any part of the world and it doesn’t matter if it is in China.}}</ref>
==Modernization plans: 2015–2033== In February 2015, the [[Government of South Korea]], through the [[Korea International Cooperation Agency]], gave the [[Government of Uganda]] (GOU) a grant of [[Ugandan shilling|USh]] 27 billion towards modernization of the airport.<ref>{{cite web | date=6 February 2015 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/South-Korea-gives-boost-to-Entebbe-airport-/-/688322/2614218/-/oro7p1z/-/index.html | title=South Korea gives boost to Entebbe airport upgrade | access-date=6 February 2015 | first=Didas | last=Kisembo | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | location=Kampala | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206182537/http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/South-Korea-gives-boost-to-Entebbe-airport-/-/688322/2614218/-/oro7p1z/-/index.html | archive-date=6 February 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> In the same month, the GOU began a three phase upgrade and expansion of the airport to last from 2015 until 2035.<ref name="Roots">{{cite web | access-date=17 February 2016 | publisher=Sunrise.ug | url=http://www.sunrise.ug/business/corporate/201506/nrm-manifesto-roots-for-aviation-infrastructure-expansion.html | title=NRM manifesto roots for aviation infrastructure expansion | first=Hadijah | last=Nakitendde | date=23 June 2015 | location=Kampala | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224041832/http://www.sunrise.ug/business/corporate/201506/nrm-manifesto-roots-for-aviation-infrastructure-expansion.html | archive-date=24 February 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/entebbe-international-airport-expansion/ |title=Entebbe International Airport Expansion |newspaper=Airport Technology |access-date=19 January 2018 |date=May 2016 |publisher=Airport-technology.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104041415/http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/entebbe-international-airport-expansion |archive-date=4 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | location=Kampala | url=http://www.observer.ug/business/38-business/39585-upgraded-entebbe-to-handle-3m-passengers | title=Upgraded Entebbe to handle 3 million passengers | first=Moses | last=Mugalu | access-date=19 January 2018 | date=31 August 2015 | newspaper=[[The Observer (Uganda)]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905174349/http://observer.ug/business/38-business/39585-upgraded-entebbe-to-handle-3m-passengers | archive-date=5 September 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> The entire renovation budget is approximately US$586 million.<ref name="Start"/>
===Phase I – 2015 to 2018=== * Estimated cost of US$200 million, borrowed from [[Exim Bank of China]].<ref name="CaaR"/> * Relocation and expansion of the cargo terminal. * Construction of new passenger terminal building. * Modernizing and improving existing passenger terminal building.<ref name="Start">{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/672647-entebbe-airport-expansion-starts-on-saturday.html | title=Entebbe airport expansion starts on Saturday | access-date=16 February 2016 | date=26 August 2015 | newspaper=[[New Vision]] | location=Kampala | first=Innocent | last=Anguyo | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031125241/http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/672647-entebbe-airport-expansion-starts-on-saturday.html | archive-date=31 October 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | access-date=16 February 2016 | url=http://www.busiweek.com/index1.php?Ctp=2&pI=2342&pLv=3&srI=58&spI=24 | title=Entebbe airport set for $200m terminal | date=30 November 2014 | newspaper=[[East African Business Week]] |author=Paul Tentena |location=Kampala, Uganda | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118050032/http://www.busiweek.com/index1.php?Ctp=2&pI=2342&pLv=3&srI=58&spI=24 |archive-date=18 January 2017 | url-status=usurped }}</ref>[[File:Entebbe Airport DF-ST-02-03027.jpg|thumb|222x222px|Entebbe Airport in 1994]][[File:Fly540 ATR42 at Entebbe.jpg|thumb|222x222px|Entebbe Airport in 2009]] * Renovation and rehabilitation of "Runway 12/30" (the main runway), is expected to conclude in February 2019.<ref name="FinR">{{cite web |work=[[New Vision]] |date=29 October 2018 | url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1488574/entebbe-cargo-center |title=Entebbe new cargo center to open next year | access-date=29 October 2018 |author=Wilson Manishimwe | location=Kampala, Uganda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029193255/https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1488574/entebbe-cargo-center |archive-date=29 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In March 2022, online and print media reported that the Chinese-built cargo center, capable of handling 100,000 metric tonnes of cargo, had begun commercial operations. This had replaced the old cargo facility with capacity of 50,000 metric tonnes, originally converted from an old aircraft hangar.<ref name="CargoR">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.cn/english/20220319/e37b31c5c22b4563951fa82995f8def1/c.html |title=China completes construction of Uganda's air cargo terminal |work=News.cn |date=19 March 2022 |author=Huaxia |access-date=21 March 2022 |format=News.cn Quoting [[Xinhua]] |location=Beijing}}</ref><ref name="Cargo1R">{{cite web|url=https://www.aircargonews.net/cargo-airport/air-cargo-terminal-opens-at-ugandas-entebbe-airport/ |title=Air cargo terminal opens at Uganda's Entebbe Airport |work=Aircargonews.net |date=21 March 2022 |author=Rebecca Jeffrey |access-date=21 March 2022 |location=London}}</ref> It is expected that later in 2024, upon completion of the ongoing Phase I upgrades, the airport will increase its passenger-handling capacity from 2 million to 3.5 million annually.<ref name="Passenge1R">{{cite web| url=https://softpower.ug/new-entebbe-airport-terminal-will-accommodate-over-3-million-passengers-annually-ucaa/ |title=New Entebbe Airport Terminal Will Accommodate Over 3 Million Passengers Annually - UCAA |work=Softpower Uganda |date=19 April 2024 | author=Muhamadi Byemboijana |access-date=20 April 2024 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref><ref name="Passenge2R">{{cite web| url=https://www.independent.co.ug/ucaa-entebbe-airport-ready-to-receive-3-5-million-passengers-annually/ |title=UCAA: Entebbe Airport ready to receive 3.5 million passengers annually |date=20 April 2024 |work=[[The Independent (Uganda)]] |author=[[Uganda Radio Network]] |access-date=21 April 2024 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref>
===Phase II – 2019 to 2023=== * Estimated cost of US$120 million.<ref name="CaaR">{{cite web |date=30 November 2018| url=https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2018/11/entebbe-airport-expansion-works-going-according-to-plan-aviation-authority.html |title=Entebbe airport expansion works going according to plan – Aviation Authority |work=PML Daily |author=Javira Ssebwami |access-date=16 April 2025 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> * Expected delays due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. * Relocation and expansion of fuel storage facilities.<ref name="Start"/> ** In July 2024, the ''Nile Post'' reported that ''Tristar Energy Limited'', an [[aviation fuel]] supply-company, based in the [[United Arab Emirates]] and active in 31 countries, had completed the construction of underground storage tanks with storage capacity of {{convert|12000000|litre|m3}} of aviation fuel and pipelines measuring {{convert|7|km|0}}, which were ready for [[Project commissioning|commercial commissioning]]. Over the next five years, the capacity of the underground storage tanks is expected to be expanded by another {{convert|11000000|liter|m3}}. As of 2029, the aviation fuel storage capacity at this airport is planned to be {{convert|23000000|liter|m3}}. Construction of the fuel storage tanks has been ongoing since 2017.<ref name="AvfR">{{cite web| url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202407030086.html |title=Uganda: Entebbe Airport Gets Multi-Million Fuel Storage Facility |date=2 July 2024 |work=Nile Post |author=Lawrence Mushabe |access-date=9 July 2024 |location=Kampala, Uganda |format=via [[AllAfrica.com]]}}</ref>
===Phase III – After 2024=== * Estimated cost of US$160.5 million, not yet sourced. * Building new multi-story car park. * Construction of new control tower * Strengthen and reseal current runways.<ref name="Start"/><ref name="ProgR">{{cite news| title=Entebbe International Airport Expansion, Uganda |work=Airport-technology.com |date=23 September 2021 |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/entebbe-international-airport-expansion/ |author=Airport Technology |access-date=12 September 2025 |location=London}}</ref>
==Expansion of departure and arrival lounges== In April 2016, Minister of Works [[John Byabagambi]] launched a USh 42.6 billion (US$11.4 million) project to expand the departure and arrival lounges. The work will be carried out by Seyani Brothers Limited and will be fully funded by the [[Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda]]. Construction is scheduled to commence on 1 June 2016 with completion expected in December 2017. This work is separate from the large expansion partially funded by the government of South Korea and People's Republic of China.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=19 January 2018 | date=20 April 2016 | location=Kampala | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Shs42b-airport-expansion-starts/688334-3166932-13ed0cyz/index.html | title=Shs42 billion airport expansion starts | first=Stephen | last=Kafeero | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120323/http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Shs42b-airport-expansion-starts/688334-3166932-13ed0cyz/index.html | archive-date=19 January 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Facilities== Passenger facilities include a left-luggage office, banks, [[automated teller machines]], foreign exchange bureaux, restaurants, and [[duty-free shop]]s.<ref>{{cite web | title=Facilities at Entebbe International Airport | url=http://www.whichairline.com/airport/Entebbe-International-EBB#facilities | access-date=18 April 2014 | publisher=Whichairline.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407101720/http://www.whichairline.com/airport/Entebbe-International-EBB#facilities | archive-date=7 April 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref> <gallery> File:Entebbe Uganda Airport Old Tower1.jpg|The Old Tower File:Entebbe-international-airport-2009-005.jpg|The old terminal building of the Entebbe International Airport as seen from the air File:Entebbe Aerial.jpg|Aerial photo of the city of Entebbe and the Entebbe International Airport at sunset File:Entebbe Airport DF-ST-99-05538.jpg|Remains of 1976 raid File:Entebbe-international-airport-2009-003.jpg|Close up of the control tower File:Entebbe-international-airport-2009-002.jpg|Old terminal building as seen from the front File:Entebbe-international-airport-2009-001.jpg|The old terminal building as it appeared in 2009 </gallery>
==Airlines and destinations== ===Passenger=== <!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airline itself are not independent sources. --> {{Airport destination list <!-- --> | [[Aerolink Uganda]] | [[Bugungu Airstrip|Bugungu]], [[Chobe Safari Lodge Airport|Chobe]], [[Kasese Airport|Kasese]], [[Kidepo Airport|Kidepo]], [[Savannah Airstrip|Kihihi]], [[Kisoro Airport|Kisoro]], [[Kisumu International Airport|Kisumu]], [[Mara Serena Airport|Masai Mara]], [[Mweya Airport|Mweya]], [[Pakuba Airfield|Pakuba]], [[Semliki Airstrip|Semliki]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aerolinkuganda.com/ |title=Aerolink Uganda Destinations |publisher=Aerolink Uganda |author=Aerolink Uganda |date=2019 |access-date=20 May 2019}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air Arabia]] | [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Sharjah, United Arab Emirates SHJ|pages=1056-1057}}</ref><ref name="22R">{{cite web| url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/aviation/air-arabia-launches-new-flights-to-entebbe-in-uganda |title=Air Arabia launches new flights to Entebbe in Uganda |work=[[Khaleej Times]] |date=13 September 2021 |author=Khaleej Times |access-date=14 September 2021 |location=Dubai, United Arab Emirates}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air Congo]] | [[N'djili Airport|Kinshasa–N'djili]]<ref>{{cite web| work=Watchdog Uganda | url=https://www.watchdoguganda.com/business/20260304/189241/air-congo-launches-direct-entebbe-kinshasa-flights-strengthening-ugandas-1-billion-drc-trade-corridor.html |title=Air Congo Launches Direct Entebbe–Kinshasa Flights, Strengthening Uganda's $1 Billion DRC Trade Corridor |date=22 March 2026 |author=Mike Ssegawa |access-date=24 March 2026 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> | [[Air Tanzania]] | [[Julius Nyerere International Airport|Dar es Salaam]], [[Kilimanjaro International Airport|Kilimanjaro]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Tanzania resumes Entebbe / Bujumbura service from late-August 2018 |access-date=7 November 2018 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279639/air-tanzania-resumes-entebbe-bujumbura-service-from-late-august-2018/ |date=17 July 2018 |publisher=Routesonline.com |first=Jim |last=Liu}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Auric Air]] | [[Seronera Airstrip|Seronera]] <!-- --> | [[Badr Airlines]] | [[Juba International Airport|Juba]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.independent.co.ug/khartoum-based-badr-airline-starts-entebbe-route/ |title=Khartoum based BADR Airline starts Entebbe route |work=[[The Independent (Uganda)]] |date=3 April 2023 |author=[[Uganda Radio Network]] |access-date=1 May 2024 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[BAR Aviation Uganda]] | [[Kasese Airport|Kasese]], [[Kidepo Airport|Kidepo]], [[Savannah Airstrip|Kihihi]], [[Kisoro Airport|Kisoro]], [[Mbarara Airport|Mbarara]], [[Pakuba Airfield|Pakuba]]<ref>{{cite web| work=Kidepo National Park (KNP)| url=https://www.kideponationalpark.com/information/cheap-domestic-flights-with-bar-aviation-uganda/ |title=Cheap Domestic Flights With Bar Aviation Uganda |date=12 September 2023 |author=KNP | access-date=12 September 2023 |location=Kidepo National Park, Uganda}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Brussels Airlines]] | [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]] <!-- --> | [[Eagle Air (Uganda)|Eagle Air]] | [[Arua Airport|Arua]], [[Yei Airport|Yei]]<br>'''Charter:''' Apoka, [[Ishasha Airport|Ishasha]], [[Kasese Airport|Kasese]], [[Kisoro Airport|Kisoro]], [[Mweya Airport|Mweya]], [[Pakuba Airport|Pakuba]], [[Semliki Airstrip|Semliki]], [[Soroti Airport|Soroti]] <!-- --> | [[Egyptair]] | [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Cairo, Egypt CAI|pages=198-201}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB|pages=337-343}}</ref> <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Ethiopian Airlines]]}} | [[Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADD|pages=17-19}}</ref> [[Juba International Airport|Juba]] <!-- --> | [[Flydubai]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB|pages=337-343}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Flynas]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]],<ref>{{cite web|title=flynas launches direct flights between Jeddah & Entebbe|url=https://www.aaco.org/media-center/news/aaco-members/flynas-launches-direct-flights-between-jeddah-entebbe|website=Arab Air Carriers' Organization|date=December 23, 2025}}</ref> [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241104-xy1q25ebb|title=Flynas Adds Riyadh – Entebbe Service In 1Q25|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=4 November 2024|accessdate=4 November 2024}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Fly-SAX]] | [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]] <!-- --> | [[Jambojet]] | [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jambojet.com/us/news/126-jambojet-expands-in-the-region-to-uganda | title=Jambojet expands in the region to Uganda from January 2018 | publisher=jambojet | access-date=24 Jan 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126222930/http://www.jambojet.com/us/news/126-jambojet-expands-in-the-region-to-uganda | archive-date=26 January 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Kenya Airways]] | [[Kigali International Airport|Kigali]], [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]<ref>{{OAGWorldMay2025Ref|title=Nairobi, Kenya NBO|pages=776-778}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250325-kqns25int|title=Kenya Airways NS25 International Service Changes – 23MAR25|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=25 March 2025|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[KLM]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]] <!-- --> | [[Malawi Airlines]] | [[Kamuzu International Airport|Lilongwe]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/malawi-airlines-to-commence-lilongwe-johannesburg-and-lilongwe-entebbe-services-in-dec-2025-1339389 |title=Malawi Airlines to commence Lilongwe-Johannesburg and Lilongwe-Entebbe services in December 2025 |work=Centre for Aviation (CAPA) |date=18 November 2025 |author=CAPA | access-date=18 November 2025 | location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Stephen|last=Otage|title=CAA Ready For Qatar Airlines Entry Ahead of Maiden Flight|date=29 October 2011|access-date=18 April 2014|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/-/688610/1263582/-/cyx49e/-/index.html|publisher=[[Daily Monitor]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418234158/http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/-/688610/1263582/-/cyx49e/-/index.html|archive-date=18 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> <!--QR does not have traffic rights to Kigali. Do not add it as a destination.--> <!-- --> | [[RwandAir]] | [[Juba International Airport|Juba]],<ref>{{cite web|date=2 August 2014|url=http://www.eturbonews.com/48666/rwandair-set-daily-entebbe-juba-flights|title=RwandAir Set For Daily Entebbe-Juba Flights|last=Thome|first=Wolfgang|access-date=24 May 2015|publisher=Eturbonews.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524213553/http://www.eturbonews.com/48666/rwandair-set-daily-entebbe-juba-flights|archive-date=24 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kigali International Airport|Kigali]], [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]<ref>{{cite web|title=RwandAir To Start Entebbe-Nairobi Flights|location=Nairobi|url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/RwandAir-to-start-Entebbe-Nairobi-flights/-/539550/2599002/-/vigsrcz/-/index.html|access-date=24 May 2015|date=22 January 2015|first=Evelyn|last=Situma|newspaper=[[Business Daily Africa]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524193311/http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/RwandAir-to-start-Entebbe-Nairobi-flights/-/539550/2599002/-/vigsrcz/-/index.html|archive-date=24 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Tarco Aviation]] | [[Port Sudan New International Airport|Port Sudan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=TARCO Aviation Feb 2025 African Regional Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250204-3tfeb25af |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]]<ref name="TurkR">{{cite web| url=https://www.arounduganda.com/travel-news/turkish-airlines-plans-to-make-direct-flight-to-entebbe/ |title=Turkish Airlines Plans to Make Direct Flight to Entebbe |date=12 May 2025 | work=Around Uganda Travel Guide (AUTG) |author=AUTG | access-date=28 November 2025 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Uganda Airlines]] | [[Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport|Abuja]],<ref name="TripleR"/> [[Bujumbura International Airport|Bujumbura]],<ref name="Launch">{{cite web| date=25 August 2019 |work=Routesonline.com |title=Uganda Airlines resumes operation from late-Aug 2019 | url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286017/uganda-airlines-resumes-operation-from-late-aug-2019/}}</ref> [[Julius Nyerere International Airport|Dar es Salaam]],<ref name="Launch"/> [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]],<ref name="DubR">{{cite web |work=Karibu Travel Magazine | url=https://kaributravelmagazine.com/news/uganda-airlines-embarks-on-international-flights-in-october-starting-with-dubai/ |title=Uganda Airlines Embarks On International Flights In October Starting With Dubai |date=12 September 2021 |author=Karibu Travel Magazine |access-date=12 September 2021 |location=Kampala, Uganda | archive-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109192052/https://kaributravelmagazine.com/news/uganda-airlines-embarks-on-international-flights-in-october-starting-with-dubai/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport|Harare]],<ref name="TripleR">{{cite web| url=https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2024/07/uganda-airlines-expands-network-with-triple-launch-of-new-destinations.html |title=Uganda Airlines Expands Network With Triple Launch of New Destinations |work=PML Daily |date=17 July 2024 |author=Javira Ssebwami |access-date=17 July 2024 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> [[O. R. Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo]],<ref name="SAR">{{cite web| publisher=SoftPower Uganda |date=31 May 2021 |url=https://www.softpower.ug/uganda-airlines-direct-flights-to-south-africa-excite-frequent-travelers/ |title=Uganda Airlines Direct Flights To South Africa Excite Frequent Travelers | access-date=31 May 2021 |author=SoftPower | location=Kampala}}</ref> [[Juba International Airport|Juba]], [[Kilimanjaro International Airport|Kilimanjaro]],<ref name="Launch"/> [[N'djili Airport|Kinshasa–N'djili]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.logupdateafrica.com/from-today-uganda-airlines-will-fly-to-kinshasa-aviation |title=From today, Uganda Airlines will fly to Kinshasa: Uganda Airlines will introduce flights to Kinshasa today |date=18 December 2020 | work=LogupdateAfrica.com |author=LogupdateAfrica |access-date=20 April 2026 |location=New Bombay, India}}</ref> [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport|Lagos]],<ref name="Uganda Airlines India Nigeria Expansion">{{cite web|work=Aeroroutes |date=12 September 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230912-uroct23 | title=Uganda Airlines Schedules Lagos/Mumbai October 2023 Launch | access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref> [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/uganda-airlines-debuts-nonstop-service-between-entebbe-and-london-gatwick |title=Uganda Airlines debuts nonstop service between Entebbe and London-Gatwick |date=20 May 2025 |author=Miquel Ros |work=AeroTime.aero |access-date=20 April 2026 |location=Dublin, Ireland}}</ref> [[Kenneth Kaunda International Airport|Lusaka]],<ref name="TripleR"/> [[Mogadishu International Airport|Mogadishu]],<ref name="Launch"/> [[Moi International Airport|Mombasa]], [[Mumbai International Airport|Mumbai]],<ref name="IndR">{{cite web|url=https://eagle.co.ug/2026/03/06/uganda-airlines-resumes-london-and-mumbai-long-haul-flights-after-temporary-suspension/ |title=Uganda Airlines Resumes London and Mumbai Long Haul Flights After Temporary Suspension |work=Eagle Uganda Online |date=6 March 2026 |author=Francisco Adongo |access-date=20 April 2026 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]],<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Daily Monitor]] |date=9 September 2024 | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/uganda-airlines-to-mark-5th-birthday-with-new-routes-4754550 |title=Uganda Airlines to mark 5th birthday with new routes |author=Anthony Wesaka |access-date= 5 November 2024 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> [[Zanzibar International Airport|Zanzibar]]<ref>{{cite web|work=LogupdateAfrica.com |date=9 December 2019 | url=https://www.logupdateafrica.com/uganda-airlines-from-entebbe-to-zanzibar-starting-december-16-aviation |title=Uganda Airlines: From Entebbe to Zanzibar starting December 16 |access-date=25 January 2020 |location=New Bombay, India |author=LogupdateAfrica}}</ref> }}
;Airlines offering specialized passenger service to non-stop destinations: {{Airport destination list | [[United Nations Humanitarian Air Service]] | [[Bunia Airport|Bunia]], [[Goma International Airport|Goma]], [[Juba Airport|Juba]],<ref>{{cite web|title=UNMISS Has Resumed Direct Flights Between Juba And Entebbe|publisher=United Nations Television|url=http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/unifeed/2013/12/south-sudan-wrap/|date=19 December 2013|access-date=18 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075826/http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/unifeed/2013/12/south-sudan-wrap/|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bangoka International Airport|Kisangani]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Wolfgang|last=Thome|url=http://www.eturbonews.com/17960/un-makes-entebbe-regional-airport-african-peacekeeping-base|date=18 August 2010|access-date=18 April 2014|publisher=ETurboNews.com|title=UN Makes Entebbe Airport Regional African Peacekeeping Base|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072625/http://www.eturbonews.com/17960/un-makes-entebbe-regional-airport-african-peacekeeping-base|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lubumbashi International Airport|Lubumbashi]] }}
===Cargo===
{{Airport destination list | {{nowrap|African Airline}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Chapman Freeborn Wins Air Charter Provider of The Year in Africa|date=1 March 2011|publisher=Arabian Aerospace Online News Service|access-date=18 April 2014|url=http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/chapman-freeborn-wins-air-charter-provider-of-the-year-in-africa.html#sthash.XcWiK0Kn.dpuf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419013436/http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/chapman-freeborn-wins-air-charter-provider-of-the-year-in-africa.html#sthash.XcWiK0Kn.dpuf|archive-date=19 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[O. R. Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo]], [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]], [[Ostend-Bruges International Airport|Ostend/Bruges]] <!-- --> | [[Astral Aviation]] | [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]] <!-- --> | [[BidAir Cargo]] | [[O. R. Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo]] <!-- --> | [[EgyptAir Cargo]] | [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]], [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]]<ref>{{cite web |title=EgyptAir Cargo Network |access-date=18 April 2014 |url=http://www.egyptair-cargo.com/cargo/Network.htm |publisher=[[EgyptAir Cargo]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203211015/http://egyptair-cargo.com/cargo/Network.htm |archive-date=3 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Emirates SkyCargo]] | [[Al Maktoum International Airport|Dubai–Al Maktoum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skycargo.com/english/media-centre/media-news-press-details.aspx?id=1620090|title=Emirates SkyCargo Freighter Operations get ready for DWC move|publisher=Emirates SkyCargo|date=2 April 2014|access-date=25 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225105906/http://www.skycargo.com/english/media-centre/media-news-press-details.aspx?id=1620090|archive-date=25 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Ethiopian Airlines|Ethiopian Airlines Cargo]] | [[Addis Ababa International Airport|Addis Ababa]]<ref name="Flightmapper">{{Cite web |url=http://info.flightmapper.net/airport/EBB |title="Entebbe (EBB) Flight Index", ''Flightmapper.net'', accessed 24 May 2015 |access-date=24 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712230612/http://info.flightmapper.net/airport/EBB |archive-date=12 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> <!-- --> |[[Etihad Cargo]] | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/655984-etihad-launches-cargo-flight-to-entebbe.html|title=Etihad Launches Cargo Flight to Entebbe|publisher=[[New Vision]]|date=26 May 2014|first=Raymond|last=Baguma|access-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528060306/http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/655984-etihad-launches-cargo-flight-to-entebbe.html|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Qatar Airways Cargo]] | [[Brussels International Airport|Brussels]],<ref name="qrcargo.com"/> [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]],<ref name="qrcargo.com">[http://www.qrcargo.com/docs/07.Summer%2019%20Freighter%20Schedule%20Issue%207%20-%20Effective%201st%20October%202019%20to%2026th%20October%202019.pdf qrcargo.com] retrieved 12 September 2019</ref> [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]<ref name="qrcargo.com"/> <!-- --> | [[Stabo Air]] | [[O. R. Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo]], [[Liège Airport|Liège]]<ref>{{cite web|date=27 January 2020 |url=https://staboair.com/flight-schedule/ |title=Stabo Air: Flight Schedule |publisher=Stabo Air |access-date=25 January 2020 |author=Stabo Air |place=Lusaka}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Turkish Cargo]]| [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]], [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]] <!-- --> | [[Uganda Air Cargo]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[O. R. Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo]] <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[United Nations Humanitarian Air Service]]}} | [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]] }}
==Ground handling== {{as of|September 2025}}, there were four ground-handling companies serving this airport: * [[National Aviation Services Uganda|Menzies Aviation Uganda]] (MAU), the largest of the four.<ref>{{cite web| date=7 August 2023 |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/entebbe-airport-gets-new-ground-handling-equipment-4328808 |work=[[Daily Monitor]] |title=Entebbe Airport gets new ground handling equipment |author=Eve Muganga |access-date=12 September 2023 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> * [[DAS Handling Limited]] (Dairo Air Services Handling Limited) has acquired ACC3/RA3 [[European Union]] ground handling certification.<ref>{{cite web |newspaper=[[New Vision]] | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/655814-entebbe-airport-cargo-handling-firm-gets-eu-nod.html |title=Entebbe airport cargo handling firm gets EU nod | date=21 May 2014 |author=New Vision |access-date=12 August 2020 |location=Kampala | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522040533/http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/655814-entebbe-airport-cargo-handling-firm-gets-eu-nod.html | archive-date=22 May 2014 |format=Archived from the original on 22 May 2014}}</ref> * ''Fresh Handling Limited'', which handles exports of cut flowers, and agricultural products.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airsideint.com/uganda-airlines-signs-ground-handling-contract-with-national-aviation-services/ |title=Uganda Airlines signs ground handling contract with National Aviation Services |date=14 August 2019 |publisher=Airside International |access-date=12 August 2020 |author=William Hayes |place=London |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020094739/https://www.airsideint.com/uganda-airlines-signs-ground-handling-contract-with-national-aviation-services/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Uganda Airlines|Uganda Airlines Ground Handling]], Uganda Airlines began self ground handling at EBB, in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://businessfocus.co.ug/uganda-airlines-finally-starts-self-handling-project-in-a-move-to-save-shs953-7m-monthly/ | title=Uganda Airlines Finally Starts Self-Handling Project In A Move To Save Shs953.7m Monthly |work=Uganda Business Focus |date=10 September 2022 |author=Taddewo William Senyonyi | access-date=13 July 2023 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref>
==Passenger traffic== {{Airport-Statistics|iata=EBB}} Since 2002, international passenger traffic at the airport has increased annually, except for 2009 when the [[Great Recession]] caused a small decline and 2014.<ref name="Traffic"/><ref name="Official stats">{{cite web |work=Anna.aero |url=https://www.anna.aero/2018/08/10/entebbe-traffic-hit-1-53-million-passengers-in-2017-up-8-1-versus-2016-jambojet-newest-airline-while-heathrow-is-leading-unserved-route/ |date=10 August 2018 |title=Entebbe traffic hit 1.53 million passengers in 2017, up 8.1 percent versus 2016; Jambojet newest airline while Heathrow is leading unserved route |author=Anna.aero |access-date=12 February 2022 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809031313/https://www.anna.aero/2018/08/10/entebbe-traffic-hit-1-53-million-passengers-in-2017-up-8-1-versus-2016-jambojet-newest-airline-while-heathrow-is-leading-unserved-route/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> During the period between 1 January 2024 and 30 June 2024, EBB handled a total of 1,069,224 international passengers (527,692 arrivals and 541,532 departures). During the same period the airport handled 32,794 metric tones of cargo of which 22,380 metric tones were exports and 10,414 metric tones were imports.<ref name="Busy1R">{{cite web| work=Nile Post Uganda |date=20 August 2024 |access-date=20 August 2024 | url=https://nilepost.co.ug/news/212626/entebbe-airport-records-increased-number-of-passengers-in-first-half-of-2024 |title=Entebbe Airport records increased number of passengers in first half of 2024 |author=Kenneth Kazibwe |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref><ref name="Busy2R">{{cite web| work=[[Daily Monitor]] |date=22 August 2024 |author=Eve Muganga |access-date=28 August 2024 | location=Kampala, Uganda |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/entebbe-airport-records-over-1-million-passengers-in-half-a-year-4734276 |title=Entebbe Airport records over 1 million passengers in half a year}}</ref> During the 12 months that ended 31 December 2025, EBB handled 69,595 metric tones of cargo.<ref name="2025R"/>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Passengers !! Difference |- | 1991 || 118,527<ref name="Official stats"/> || |- | 1992 || 130,704<ref name="Official stats"/> || +10.3%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 1993 || 148,502<ref name="Official stats"/> || +13.6%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 1994 || 191,706<ref name="Official stats"/> || +29.1%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 1995 || 254,335<ref name="Official stats"/> || +32.7%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 1996 || 296,778<ref name="Official stats"/> || +16.7%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 1997 || 326,265<ref name="Official stats"/> || +9.9%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 1998 || 334,681<ref name="Official stats"/> || +2.6%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 1999 || 344,686<ref name="Official stats"/> || +3.0%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2000 || 343,846<ref name="Official stats"/> || -0.2%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2001 || 343,722<ref name="Official stats"/> || 0.0%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2002 || 362,075<ref name="Official stats"/> || +5.3%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2003 || 416,697<ref name="Official stats"/> || +15.1%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2004 || 475,726<ref name="Official stats"/> || +14.2%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2005 || 551,853<ref name="Official stats"/> || +16.0%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2006 || 643,330<ref name="Official stats"/> || +16.6%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2007 || 781,428<ref name="Traffic">{{cite news | last=Khisa | first=Isaac | title=Uganda's aviation sector in 14.1pc increase In traffic | newspaper=[[The EastAfrican]] (Nairobi) | date=27 January 2013 | url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Uganda-aviation-sector-in-14pc-increase-in-traffic--/-/2560/1676038/-/p6u6np/-/index.html | access-date=27 May 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723045510/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Uganda-aviation-sector-in-14pc-increase-in-traffic--/-/2560/1676038/-/p6u6np/-/index.html | archive-date=23 July 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Official stats"/> || +21.5%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2008 || 936,184<ref name="Traffic"/><ref name="Official stats"/> || +19.8%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2009 || 929,052<ref name="Official stats"/> || –0.8%<ref name="Traffic"/><ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2010 || 1,023,437<ref name="Official stats"/><ref>{{cite web | title=Airline Traffic Building Up As Investment Interest Grows | access-date=27 May 2015 | last=Kulabako | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | date=16 November 2011 | location=Kampala | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/-/688616/1273626/-/item/0/-/2nplb3/-/index.html | first=Faridah | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525040445/http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/-/688616/1273626/-/item/0/-/2nplb3/-/index.html | archive-date=25 May 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> || +10.2%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2011 || 1,085,609<ref name="Official stats"/> || +6.1%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2012 || 1,238,536<ref name="Official stats"/> || +14.1%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2013 || 1,343,963<ref name="Official stats"/> || +8.5%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2014 || 1,332,499<ref name="Official stats"/> || -0.9%<ref name="Official stats"/> |- | 2015 || 1,390,000<ref name="19R">{{cite web |url=https://www.anna.aero/2018/08/10/entebbe-traffic-hit-1-53-million-passengers-in-2017-up-8-1-versus-2016-jambojet-newest-airline-while-heathrow-is-leading-unserved-route/ |title=Entebbe traffic hit 1.53 million passengers in 2017, up 8.1% versus 2016; Jambojet newest airline while Heathrow is leading unserved route |access-date=12 August 2018 |date=10 Aug 2018 |author=Anna.aero |publisher=Anna.aero |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809031313/https://www.anna.aero/2018/08/10/entebbe-traffic-hit-1-53-million-passengers-in-2017-up-8-1-versus-2016-jambojet-newest-airline-while-heathrow-is-leading-unserved-route/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>||+4.3<ref name="19R"/> |- | 2016 || 1,420,000<ref name="19R"/>|| +2.2%<ref name="19R"/> |- | 2017 || 1,650,000<ref name="AduR"/>|| +16.2%<ref name="AduR"/> |- | 2018 || 1,840,264<ref name="AduR"/>|| +11.5%<ref name="AduR">{{cite web |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Entebbe-Airport-registers-growth-passenger-numbers/688334-5002888-format-xhtml-pn4gdxz/index.html |title=Entebbe Airport registers growth in passenger numbers |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |date=28 February 2019 |author=Daily Monitor |access-date=1 October 2020 | location=Kampala }}</ref> |- | 2019 || 1,980,000<ref name="2019R"/>|| +7.6%<ref name="2019R">{{cite web|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1528157/set-entebbe-airport-open |title=All set for Entebbe Airport to re-open |newspaper=[[New Vision]] |date=30 September 2020 | author=Julius Luwemba |access-date=1 October 2020 | location=Kampala}}</ref> |- | 2020|| 565,541<ref name="2020R"/>|| -71.4%<ref name="2020R">{{cite web| work=[[Daily Monitor]] |date=21 February 2023 | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/entebbe-records-growth-in-passenger-numbers-4131620 |title=Entebbe records growth in passenger numbers |author=Jacobs Odongo Seaman |access-date=26 February 2023 | location=Kampala}}</ref> |- | 2021|| 941,688<ref name="2020R"/>|| +66.5%<ref name="2020R"/> |- | 2022||1,574,405<ref name="2022R"/>|| +67.2%<ref name="2022R">{{cite web| work=[[Daily Monitor]] |date=27 March 2023 | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/entebbe-airport-records-passenger-traffic-increase--4174662 |title=Entebbe Airport records passenger traffic increase |access-date=31 July 2023 | author= Paul Adude | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> |- | 2023||1,930,000<ref name="2023R"/>|| +22.6%<ref name="2023R">{{cite web|url=https://airwaysmag.com/entebbe-airport-expansion-plans/ |work=Airways Magazine |date=25 January 2024 | title=Interview: Entebbe International Airport Expansion Plans | author=Winifred Itungu |access-date=28 March 2024 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> |- | 2024||2,243,104<ref name="2024R"/>|| +16.1%<ref name="2024R">{{cite web| url=https://chimpreports.com/ucaa-posts-sharp-growth-in-air-traffic-at-entebbe-airport-in-2024/ |date=22 January 2025 |title=UCAA Posts Sharp Growth in Air Traffic at Entebbe Airport in 2024 |work=ChimpReports |access-date=26 January 2025 | author=ChimpReports |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> |- |2025||2,486,893<ref name="2025R"/>|| +10.9%<ref name="2025R">{{cite web|date=25 February 2026 | url=https://softpower.ug/entebbe-airport-ends-2025-with-record-breaking-december-traffic/ | title=Entebbe Airports Ends 2025 With Record-Breaking December Traffic |work=SoftPower News Uganda |author=Rogers Atukunda |access-date=25 February 2026 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref> |- |}
==Certification== In September 2023, EBB together with [[Uganda Civil Aviation Authority]] and [[Uganda Airlines]] underwent the [[ICAO|ICAO Oversight Safety Audit]].<ref name="AditR1">{{cite web| url=https://chimpreports.com/icao-to-audit-entebbe-airport-standards-as-uganda-airlines-remain-locked-out-of-uk-airspace/ | title=ICAO to Audit Entebbe Airport Standards as Uganda Airlines Remain Locked out of UK Airspace |work=ChimpReports |date=7 September 2023 |author=George Asiimwe |access-date=23 September 2023 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref><ref name="AditR2">{{cite web| work=[[The Independent (Uganda)]] |date=22 September 2023 | url=https://www.independent.co.ug/uganda-airlines-poised-to-end-year-on-a-high/ |title=Uganda Airlines poised to end year on a high |author=The Independent Uganda |access-date=23 September 2023 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref>
== Controversies == Several Ugandan local and international media reports claimed that Uganda would lose the grip on Entebbe International Airport to China for failing to repay the loan it borrowed from China.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 November 2021 |title=Uganda loses its only international airport to China for failing to repay loan: Reports |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/uganda-international-airport-china-default-debt-repayment-1881674-2021-11-28 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mureithi |first=Carlos |title=Is Uganda's Entebbe airport at risk of seizure by China? |url=https://qz.com/africa/2136934/will-china-take-over-ugandas-entebbe-airport/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Quartz |date=3 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> However, Ugandan officials denied claims regarding the possibility of China taking control of the airport.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Uganda Can Meet China Loan Terms, Keep Airport, Legal Head Says |date=2 December 2021 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-02/uganda-can-meet-china-loan-terms-keep-airport-legal-head-says | work=Bloomberg.com |author=Fred Ojambo |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Officials in Uganda Dismiss Report Country Could 'Lose' Airport to China |work=[[Voice of America]] | url=https://www.voanews.com/a/officials-in-uganda-dismiss-report-country-could-lose-airport-to-china/6331909.html |date=29 November 2021 |access-date=17 April 2022 |author=Halima Athumani}}</ref> [[Exim Bank of China]] had imposed strict and aggressive repayment terms on a US$200 million loan to expand Uganda's only international airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2022 | url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3168719/chinese-bank-imposes-aggressive-terms-over-uganda-airport-debt | title=Chinese bank imposes 'aggressive' terms over Uganda airport debt |access-date=17 April 2022 |work=South China Morning Post | author=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref>
On 14 April 2021, the [[SriLankan Airlines]] in its official Twitter handle claimed that Sri Lankan cargo had made history by operating three successive cargo [[Air charter|charter flights]] to Entebbe International Airport, uplifting over 102 metric tonnes of printed papers in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-15 |title=Private Jets & UL Cargo flights linked to Uganda - What's going on? |url=https://www.newsfirst.lk/2022/04/15/private-jets-ul-cargo-flights-linked-to-uganda-whats-going-on/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst |language=en}}</ref> The information on what kind of printed paper was transported was not revealed by SriLankan Airlines due to confidentiality reasons. However, the [[cargo carrier]] deleted the tweet for unknown reasons and it created doubts about the transparency of SriLankan Airlines and speculations arose about the transfer of "printed papers" cargo charter flights which departed to Uganda in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka national carrier explains last year's cargo operation to Uganda |url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_22A/Apr15_1650004329CH.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415072009/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_22A/Apr15_1650004329CH.php |url-status=usurped |archive-date=15 April 2022 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=www.colombopage.com}}</ref> SriLankan Airlines later issued a statement clarifying that the printed material which was deported to Uganda included only the Ugandan currency notes and it further revealed that due to security reasons with bordering Kenya, [[Government of Uganda|Ugandan government]] preferred to obtain printed [[Ugandan shilling|Ugandan shilling currency]] notes from a global security printer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SriLankan says Entebbe-bound cargo contained currency notes for Uganda |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220417/news/srilankan-says-entebbe-bound-cargo-contained-currency-notes-for-uganda-480006.html |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka |archive-date=18 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418111758/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220417/news/srilankan-says-entebbe-bound-cargo-contained-currency-notes-for-uganda-480006.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The sinking ship of state and its hapless captain |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220417/editorial/the-sinking-ship-of-state-and-its-hapless-captain-479948.html |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417071033/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220417/editorial/the-sinking-ship-of-state-and-its-hapless-captain-479948.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Biyagama]] branch of the [[De La Rue]] company is responsible for printing currency notes to countries including Uganda.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-15 |title=SriLankan flights to Uganda : Statement from Currency Printer De La Rue |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/04/16/srilankan-flights-to-uganda-statement-from-currency-printer-de-la-rue/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=NewsWire |language=en-US |archive-date=15 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415231401/https://www.newswire.lk/2022/04/16/srilankan-flights-to-uganda-statement-from-currency-printer-de-la-rue/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> SriLankan Airlines insisted that the [[consignment]] was purely commercial in nature and brought much needed foreign revenue for the airlines and Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-14 |title=Cargo flights to Uganda in 2021 : SriLankan issues clarification |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/04/14/cargo-flights-to-uganda-in-2021-srilankan-issues-clarification/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=NewsWire |language=en-US |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417071031/https://www.newswire.lk/2022/04/14/cargo-flights-to-uganda-in-2021-srilankan-issues-clarification/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Accidents and incidents== * In 1976, [[Air France Flight 139]] from [[Tel Aviv]] to Paris via [[Athens]] (where the hijackers boarded) was hijacked and taken to Entebbe, and Israeli commandos rescued the hostages in [[Operation Entebbe]]. * On 30 April 2000, a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] operated by [[DAS Air Cargo]] and registered as N800WR overran the runway on landing at Entebbe.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} All 7 people on board survived but the aircraft was destroyed and written off. The aircraft ended in [[Lake Victoria]].<ref>"Accident of a DC-10-30 operated by DAS Air Cargo - Entebbe, Uganda - 1001 Crash" https://www.1001crash.com/transport-page-description-accident-DAS_DC10-lg-2-crash-164.html</ref> * On 9 March 2009, an [[Aerolift]] [[Ilyushin Il-76]], [[Aircraft registration|registered]] as S9-SAB, crashed into [[Lake Victoria]] just after takeoff from Entebbe airport. Two of the engines caught fire on take-off and the resulting crash resulted in the deaths of all 11 people on board. The aircraft had been chartered by Dynacorp on behalf of the [[African Union Mission to Somalia]]. The accident was investigated by Uganda's Ministry of Transport, which concluded that all four engines were time-expired and that Aerolift's claim that maintenance had been performed to extend their service life or that the work had been certified could not be substantiated.<ref name=AH41635291>{{cite web |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=41635921/0002&opt=0 |title=Crash: Aerolift IL76 at Entebbe on Mar 9th 2009, impacted Lake Victoria after takeoff |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |publisher=The Aviation Herald |access-date=27 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017121032/http://avherald.com/h?article=41635921%2F0002&opt=0 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> * On 14 March 2018, an Emirates flight attendant opened a door on board an [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] parked plane and committed suicide by jumping. The plane was due to fly to Dubai. She was a 47-year-old Bulgarian citizen.<ref>{{cite web | work=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43428097 | title=Emirates flight attendant dies after fall from plane in Uganda |date=16 March 2018 |author=BBC |access-date=13 July 2023 | location=London, United Kingdom}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://nilepost.co.ug/2018/03/27/emirates-crew-member-who-fell-from-plane-at-entebbe-committed-suicide-police/ | title=Emirates crew member who fell from plane at Entebbe committed suicide- Police |work=Nile Post Uganda |date=27 March 2018 | author=Amon Katungulu |access-date=13 July 2023 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref>
==See also== * [[List of airports in Uganda]] * [[Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda]] * [[Uganda Airlines]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline}} * [https://caa.go.ug/ Website of The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority] * [https://ftnnews.com/mice/35798-seychelles-alain-st-ange-captures-uganda-civil-aviation-conference Seychelles' Alain St.Ange captures Uganda Civil Aviation Conference] As of 7 December 2018. * [http://www.centreforaviation.com/analysis/increasing-tourism-economic-growth-and-oil-make-uganda-an-attractive-destination-63893 Overview of Uganda's Aviation Sector 2011 – 2016] * [https://chimpreports.com/entebbe-airport-expansion-passenger-terminal-reaches-13-cargo-terminal-at-24/ Entebbe Airport Expansion: Passenger Terminal Reaches 13%, Cargo Terminal at 24%] As of 17 August 2017. * [http://dispatch.ug/2017/04/13/entebbe-international-airport-targeting-regional-status-caa/ Entebbe International Airport targeting regional status – CAA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211205157/http://dispatch.ug/2017/04/13/entebbe-international-airport-targeting-regional-status-caa/ |date=11 February 2019 }} As of 13 April 2017. * [https://vidfliz.com/video/EntebbeAirport5c74af04ddc7871052 Entebbe International Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918163745/https://vidfliz.com/video/EntebbeAirport5c74af04ddc7871052 |date=18 September 2021 }} 19 April 2020. * {{SkyVector|HUEN}} * {{NWS-current|HUEN}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812080129/http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=EBB Accident history for EBB] at [[Aviation Safety Network]]
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