Airport guide
Entebbe International AirportIATA code EBB
Entebbe International Airport (EBB/HUEN) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Entebbe, Uganda in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Entebbe, Uganda
- Codes
- EBB · HUEN
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Kampala
- Region
- Africa
Entebbe International Airport (EBB/HUEN) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Entebbe, Uganda in Africa. Operating on Africa/Kampala local time at coordinates 0.050°, 32.440°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Entebbe International Airport (EBB) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Entebbe, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Entebbe International Airport details
- IATA code
- EBB
- ICAO code
- HUEN
- City
- Entebbe
- Country
- Uganda
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates
- 0.042°, 32.444°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Entebbe International Airport’s own pages.
EBB airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 1,153 m (3,782 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2019
- 2.01 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing taa.go.tz (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Bukoba Airport BKZ · 168 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at EBB
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, 1 lit. Longest 17/35: 3,658 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,658 m12,000 ft | 46 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 12/30 | 2,408 m7,900 ft | 46 m | asphalt | Not listed as lit |
Airlines and destinations from EBB
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from EBB in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from EBB to 16 destinations in 15 countries, on 11 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- URUganda Airlines5 destinations
- ETEthiopian Airlines2 destinations
- G9Air Arabia1 destination
- SNBrussels Airlines1 destination
- MSEgyptair1 destination
- EKEmirates1 destination
- XYFlynas1 destination
- QRQatar Airways1 destination
- WBRwandAir1 destination
- F2Safarilink Aviation1 destination
- TKTurkish Airlines1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- United Arab Emirates (2)
- Dubai, Sharjah
- Belgium (1)
- Brussels
- Burundi (1)
- Bujumbura
- Egypt (1)
- Cairo
- Ethiopia (1)
- Addis Ababa
- Kenya (1)
- Nairobi
- Malawi (1)
- Lilongwe
- Nigeria (1)
- Lagos
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Rwanda (1)
- Kigali
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Jeddah
- South Africa (1)
- Johannesburg
- South Sudan (1)
- Juba
- Tanzania (1)
- Dar Es Salaam
- Turkiye (1)
- Istanbul
Check schedules with the airline or Entebbe International Airport before you book.
Routes from EBB
Originfacts does not track any routes from EBB yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at EBB
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names EBB, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Terminals, transport and parking at EBB
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Entebbe, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Entebbe International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at EBB, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 0.05°, 32.44° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: February (average high 27°C). Coolest: July (24°C high, 21°C low). Wettest: April (237 mm); driest: July (37 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°C | 22°C | 79 mm | |
| Feb | 27°C | 23°C | 97 mm | |
| Mar | 26°C | 23°C | 202 mm | |
| Apr | 24°C | 22°C | 237 mm | |
| May | 24°C | 22°C | 183 mm | |
| Jun | 24°C | 22°C | 65 mm | |
| Jul | 24°C | 21°C | 37 mm | |
| Aug | 25°C | 22°C | 102 mm | |
| Sep | 25°C | 22°C | 144 mm | |
| Oct | 25°C | 21°C | 181 mm | |
| Nov | 25°C | 21°C | 229 mm | |
| Dec | 25°C | 21°C | 135 mm |
Airports near Entebbe
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
Entebbe International Airport: common questions
Where is Entebbe International Airport?
Entebbe International Airport serves Entebbe, Uganda. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 0.042°, 32.444°.
What are the airport codes for Entebbe International Airport?
The IATA code is EBB and the ICAO code is HUEN.
What time zone is EBB in?
Entebbe International Airport is in the Africa/Kampala time zone.
What is the official website of Entebbe International Airport?
The airport’s official website is caa.go.ug/entebbe-international-airport. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Entebbe International Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at EBB: 17/35 (3,658 m (12,000 ft), asphalt); 12/30 (2,408 m (7,900 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from EBB?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from EBB to 16 destinations in 15 countries, the most in United Arab Emirates (2). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Entebbe International Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1951 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Entebbe International Airport?
Wikidata records 2.01 million passengers for 2019, the latest year it holds.
Who operates Entebbe International Airport?
Per Wikidata, EBB is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.
Which airlines have a hub at EBB?
Wikidata lists EBB as a hub of BAR Aviation Uganda, Eagle Air, Royal Daisy Airlines and Uganda Air Cargo Corporation.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Entebbe International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q586065 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)