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type=commercial, military |
run by=Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda |
opened=1947 |
closest town=Entebbe |
distance from town=3.1mi (5km) |
elevation_ft=3,782 |
elevation_m=1,153 |
coordinates={{coor dms|00|02|33|N|32|26|37|E}} |
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runway_surface=paved |
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'''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]].

Entebbe was the site of a [[seaplane]] base in the late 1930s, built by the [[Great Britain|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 ([[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]) in [[1951]].

The airport was the scene of an international hostage rescue operation, dubbed [[Operation Entebbe]], in [[1976]].

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)

==External links==
*[http://www.defense.gov/photos/Nov1996/961126-F-7924J-502.html Use of Entebbe Airport by US Military]
*[http://www.caa.co.ug/ Uganda Civil Aviation Authority]
*[http://www.procnews.com/040310/news_ug1.html Airport Revamps Security], East African Procurement News
[http://www.mccrow.org.uk/EastAfrica/Entebbe_Airport/Entebbe%20Airport.htm Martin McCrow's photos]

[[Category:Airports in Uganda]]
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====References====
* Adapted from the [[Wikipedia]] article, "Entebbe_International_Airport" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entebbe_International_Airport, used under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]