Entebbe International Airport
Aircraft Movement
The total number of commercial aircrafts movements increased by 2.8 percent from 26,886 in 2014 to 27,650 in 2015. However, during the same period, there was a decrease of aircrafts overflights recorded at Entebbe Airport by 5.3 percent from 15,194 in 2014 and 14,386 in 2015. The summary of aircraft movement is found in the table below;
Passengers and Cargo at Entebbe International Airport 2010 – 2015
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Annual
Change (%) |
|
| Commercial Aircraft Movements | 24,506 | 30,259 | 30,364 | 26,886 | 27,650 | 2.8 |
| Over flights at Entebbe | 12,142 | 14,138 | 13,199 | 15,194 | 14,386 | -5.3 |
| Passengers
International In Transit |
71,879 |
89,798 |
94,583 |
94,536 |
130,391 |
37.9 |
| Landed | 551,905 | 626,509 | 677,745 | 665,953 | 684,152 | 2.7 |
| Embarked | 533,705 | 612,025 | 666,218 | 666,546 | 690,962 | 3.7 |
| Domestic
Landed |
4,832 |
7,190 |
13,066 |
12,164 |
7,634 |
-37.2 |
| Embarked | 4,676 | 6,590 | 12,392 | 10,625 | 7,300 | -31.3 |
| Total Passengers | 1,166,997 | 1,342,112 | 1,464,004 | 1,449,824 | 1,520,439 | 4.9 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority
The total number of passengers passing through Entebbe International Airport increased from 1,449,824 in 2014 to 1,520,439 in 2015 indicating a 4.9 percent increase. This was contributed to by a 5.5 percent increase in number of the international passengers from 1,427,035 to 1,505,505 and a 34.5 percent decrease in the number of domestic passengers from 22,789 to 14,934. There was an increase in the transit passengers through Entebbe International Airport from 94,536 in 2014 to 130,391 in 2015 representing a 37.9 percent increase. Domestic passengers who landed in Entebbe international Airport registered a decline of 37.2 percent in 2015 compared to those in 2014 from 12,164 in 2014 to 7,634 passengers respectively.
Number of Passengers through Entebbe International Airport from 2010-2014
| Passengers | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| International | 1,157,489 | 1,328,332 | 1,438,546 | 1,427,035 | 1,505,505 |
| Annual Change | 5.32 | 14.8 | 8.3 | -0.8 | 5.5 |
| (%)
|
14.8 | 8.3 | -0.8 | 5.5 | |
| Domestic | 9,508 | 13,780 | 25,458 | 22,789 | 14,934 |
| Annual Change (%) | – 19.96 | 44.9 | 84.7 | -10.5 | -34.5 |
| Total Passengers | 1,166,997 | 1,342,112 | 1,464,004 | 1,449,824 | 1,520,439 |
| Annual Change (%) |
5.1
|
15.0 | 9.1 | -1.0 | 4.9 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority
Volume of Cargo through Entebbe International airport
The volume of unloaded and loaded cargo realized an increase in percentage of 5.5 and 1.4 respectively. The volume of unloaded cargo increased from 20,644 tonnes in 2014 to 21,789 tonnes in 2015 while that of loaded cargo increased from 32,198 in 2014 to 32,661 in 2015 as shown in Table 3.6.7.
Cargo (Tonnes) Through Entebbe International Airport, 2011 – 2015
| Cargo | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Annual Change (%) |
| Unloaded | 20,662 | 22,123 | 21,724 | 20,644 | 21,789 | 5.5 |
| Loaded | 27,973 | 33,784 | 33,982 | 32,198 | 32,661 | 1.4 |
| Total | 50,646 | 57,919 | 57,719 | 54,856 | 56,465 | 2.9 |
| Mail
Unloaded |
342 |
394 |
424 |
420 |
353 |
-16 |
| Loaded | 188 | 217 | 227 | 253 | 219 | -13.4 |
| Total | 530 | 611 | 651 | 673 | 673 | 0 |
Source: Civil Aviation Authority