Entebbe International Airport
IATA: EBB - ICAO: HUEN
Summary
Airport type		commercial, military
Operator		Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
Serves		Entebbe
Elevation AMSL		3,782 ft (1,153 m)
Coordinates		00°02′33″N, 32°26′37″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
17/35	12,001	3,658	paved
12/30	7,900	2,408	paved

Entebbe International Airport 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1524x1012, 255 KB)A C-17 Globemaster III landing at Entebbe International Airport in 1996. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Entebbe is a city in Uganda with a population of approximately 90,500. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter, is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... Entebbe is a city in Uganda with a population of approximately 90,500. ... Lake Victoria, as seen from space Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe and Nalubaale) is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. ... Location of Kampala within Uganda. ...

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 1951. A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) (born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen independent nations known as the Commonwealth Realms. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

The airport was the scene of an international hostage rescue operation, dubbed Operation Entebbe, in 1976. Entebbe Airport, Uganda, scene of Operation Entebbe Operation Entebbe took place on the night of July 3 and early morning of July 4, 1976. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...

In 2004, the airport served 543,593 passengers (+10% vs. '03).

Airlines serving Entebbe

• Air Tanzania (Dar Es Salaam)
• British Airways (London-Heathrow)
• Eagle Air (Dar Es Salaam)
• East African Airlines (Dubai, Harare)
• Egyptair (Cairo)
• Emirates (Dubai, Nairobi)
• Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa, Lilongwe)
• Kenya Airways (Nairobi)
• KLM (Amsterdam)
• SN Brussels Airlines (Brussels, Nairobi)
• South African Airways (Johannesburg)
• Sudan Airways (Khartoum)

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External links

• Use of Entebbe Airport by US Military
• Uganda Civil Aviation Authority
• Airport Revamps Security, East African Procurement News
• Satellite Photo, courtesy of Google Maps
• Martin McCrow's photos