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A Handley Page H.P.42 of Imperial Airways at Entebbe, 1936. The airport was opened by the British Colonial authorities. According to the website of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, due to the airport's location on Lake Victoria and the existing facilities, the colonial government decided that the most optimal location for aviation traffic was Entebbe.
Rank City Airport Location Code (IATA/ICAO) Total passengers Monthly rank change % change 1. Dubai: Dubai International Airport: Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: DXB/OMDB ...
The thirty world's busiest airports by aircraft movements are measured by total movements (data provided by Airports Council International). A movement is a landing or takeoff of an aircraft and includes both air transport movements and general aviation.
Source: Passenger and Aircraft Statistics [1] O. R. Tambo International Airport (IATA: JNB, ICAO: FAOR) is an international airport serving the twin cities of Johannesburg and the main capital of South Africa, Pretoria. It is situated in Kempton Park, Gauteng. It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travel for South ...
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Retrieved 2023-01-26. ^ "VINCI Airports – 2022 traffic levels" (PDF). ^ Okeke-Korieocha, Ifeoma (2022-08-04). "MMA2, Abuja airport, rank among top 10 in Africa". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-02-04. ^ W1. "Ethiopian Continues to Lead Africa in Passenger and Freight Traffic during the COVID Crisis".
The Entebbe raid or Operation Entebbe, officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (retroactively codenamed Operation Yonatan), was a 1976 Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda. It was launched in response to the hijacking of an international civilian passenger flight (an Airbus A300) operated by Air France between the cities of Tel Aviv ...
Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda which is located on Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. [3] Entebbe was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda prior to independence, in 1962. The city is the location of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's ...