Entebbe International Airport

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Entebbe International Airport

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′32″N 032°26′36″E / 0.04222, 32.44333
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

Entebbe International Airport (IATA: EBB, ICAO: HUEN) is the main 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.

Entebbe was the site of a seaplane base in the late 1930s, built by the British in order to facilitate long-range flights from Great Britain to South Africa and other points. Runways were added in 1947, and a terminal building was ceremonially opened by then - Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) in 1952.

The airport 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 tower — right next to "the new airport". In late 2007, a domestic terminal was constructed at the site of the old airport, leaving the "new airport" to handle International flights exclusively.

In 2007, the airport served 720,000 International passengers (+10.7% vs. 2006).[3]

It is also a Cooperative Security Location of the United States military. [4]

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References

  1. ^ Airport information for HUEN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for EBB at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  3. ^ Juuko, Sylvia (2008-03-11). "Air travellers increase to 720,000", New Vision Online. Retrieved on 11 March 2008. 
  4. ^ "Presence, Not Permanence", Journal of the Air Force Association, Air Force Association (August 2006). Retrieved on 11 March 2008. 
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