Entebbe International Airport

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Entebbe International Airport is the main international airport of Uganda. It is located at Entebbe on the shores of Lake Victoria, 35 kilometers from the capital Kampala. It is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda and has two terminals.

He is also the location of a Cooperative Security Location, a military equipment bearing the USA, which can be expanded if required to a base.

History

1947, the construction of the airport, it was decided in 1951 it was officially opened by the British heir to the throne, who became Queen Elizabeth II.

In 1976, the airport scene of Operation Entebbe, in which an Israeli commando hostages from the hands of Palestinian kidnappers freed.

Airlines and destinations

Entebbe is the home base of Air Uganda. International flights also exist, for example, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, British Airways, KLM and Emirates. This has Entebbe connection to the airports Doha, Istanbul, London - Heathrow, Amsterdam and Dubai. Emirates wants to Entebbe also connect in the future with Washington in the United States.