The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), in collaboration with the East African Community Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), recently co-hosted a Validation Workshop aimed at advancing the development and implementation of strategic plans to support Regional Safety Oversight…
Entebbe, Uganda: The Ministry of Works and Transport, together with the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), successfully convened the National Air Transport Facilitation Committee at Entebbe International Airport, bringing together key stakeholders from across Uganda’s aviation and related sectors. The high-level meeting included representatives from airlines, ground handling companies, the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration…
Entebbe, Uganda: The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has formalized a strategic partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) through the signing of a Management Service Agreement (MSA) aimed at enhancing training and capacity building within Uganda’s aviation sector. The agreement was signed by UCAA Director General Fred K. Bamwesigye and ICAO Secretary General…
A total of 178,383 international passengers in March 2025, an average of 5,754 passengers per day. The March 2025 international passenger traffic was slightly higher than the total of 171,990 passengers recorded in the same period of March 2024 by 6,393 passengers. However, the previous month of February 2025 recorded a total of 161,095 international…
Uganda is celebrating high traffic through Entebbe airport and seems to be mounting serious competition against Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.CAA record for December 2024 and January 2025 is exciting and has been considered a progressive trend as the airport reaps from a major facelift done recently. There improvements in etiquette on passenger handling, a…
Stakeholders in the civil aviation industry are all smiles over new passenger readings released by the Civil Aviation Authority yesterday.According to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, January 2025 saw the second-highest ever recorded traffic at Entebbe International Airport of 216,740 passengers. This is a progressive trend when compared to the preceding December record of 222,317…
The President of Uganda, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, flagged-off works for the upgrade of the runway, taxiway, and apron at Jinja Aerodrome on Friday, Japlementation of the Civil Aviation Master plan aimed at modernizing regional aerodromes to promote tourism and trade. On completion, the tarmacked runway will be 30 meters wide by 1,710 meters long,…
Entebbe International Airport recorded 83,661 arriving and 94,722 departing passengers, a total of 178,383 international passengers in March 2025, an average of 5,754 passengers per day.The March 2025 international passenger traffic was slightly higher than the total of 171,990 passengers recorded in the same period of March 2024 by 6,393 passengers. However, the previous month…
Mr. Fred Bamwesigye, the Director General at the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority has emphasized the importance of continued investment and stakeholder collaboration in the industry. Bamwesigye says a progressive record of performance at Entebbe is good momentum to maintain adding that “The aviation sector is crucial to Uganda’s economic recovery and development.”Air Traffic at Entebbe…
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority warmly welcomes Flynas, which commenced direct flights between Riyadh and Entebbe with an inaugural flight that landed at Entebbe International Airport at 0330 hours and departed at 0430 hours on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The Airbus 320 neo was welcomed with a water cannon salute. Flynas will operate three weekly flights…
