| Entebbe International Airport | |||
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| IATA: EBB – ICAO: HUEN | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military / Public | ||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | ||
| Location | Entebbe / Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,782 ft / 1,153 m | ||
| Coordinates | 00°02′40″N 32°26′33″E / 0.04444°N 32.4425°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 17/35 | 3,658 | 12,000 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 2,408 | 7,900 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Entebbe International Airport (IATA: EBB, ICAO: HUEN) is the principal international airport of Uganda. It is located near the town of Entebbe, on the shores of Lake Victoria, and about 35 km (21 miles) from the capital, Kampala. The main offices of the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda are located at the airport.
The current passenger terminal building was constructed in the mid to late 1970's. The Old Entebbe airport is now used by Uganda's military forces and 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 out of Tel Aviv.
The scene of that particular rescue was "the old airport", which was recently demolished except for its control tower. In late 2007, a domestic terminal was constructed at the site of the old airport, leaving the "new airport" to handle International flights exclusively. Entebbe International Airport served 720,000 International passengers in 2007. (+10.7% vs. 2006).[3]
Entebbe Airport is a Cooperative Security Location of the United States military. [4] Entebbe airport uses the jetway boarding bridge system.
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Airlines and destinations
Scheduled passenger airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Africa Safari Air | Arua, Gulu, Mbarara, Johannesburg |
| Air Uganda | Nairobi, Juba, Khartoum, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow |
| Brussels Airlines | Brussels |
| Eagle Air | Arua, Gulu, Moyo, Kidepo, Kitgum, Pakuba, Juba, Yei, Bunia |
| EgyptAir | Cairo |
| Emirates | Addis Ababa, Dubai |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa, Lilongwe |
| Fly540 | Nairobi |
| Kenya Airways | Nairobi |
| KLM | Amsterdam |
| Precision Air | Kilimanjaro, Mwanza |
| Royal Daisy Airlines | Juba |
| RwandAir | Kigali |
| Skyjet Airlines | Juba, Khartoum |
| South African Airways | Johannesburg |
| Sudan Airways | Khartoum |
| United Airlines Ltd. | Gulu, Arua |
Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Avient Aviation | Châlons-Vatry |
| Great Lakes Airways | Brussels, Dubai |
| Martinair [5] | Amsterdam |
 Sunset over Entebbe |
 Passenger terminal building |
 Old Entebbe International Airport |
 Entebbe old tower in 2008. |
 A Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules in UN livery at Entebbe, preparing for yet another trip to Eastern Congo |
 Air Uganda McDonnell Douglas MD-80 taxiing to runway 17 |
References
- ^ Airport information for HUEN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for EBB at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ Juuko, Sylvia (2008-03-11). "Air travellers increase to 720,000". New Vision Online. http://newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/615970. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ^ PAA facility "Presence, Not Permanence". Journal of the Air Force Association (Air Force Association). August 2006. http://www.afa.org/magazine/Aug2006/0806presence.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ^ http://cargo.martinair.com/wps/wcm/connect/53db92804e043f18a18eb128ba7f78d5/MP_Cargo_Sched_AMS_06JUL09-02AUG09.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
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