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Kampala Airport was located on the south-facing slope of Kololo Hill in the centre of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Its location is about 35 kilometres (22 mi), by air, north of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest airport. [2] The airport had a single gravel runway of 1000 x 60 yd (914 x 55 mt).
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.
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Map of Uganda. This is a list of airports in Uganda, sorted by location.. Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa.It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania.
Kampala is served by Entebbe International Airport, which is the largest airport in Uganda. Taxi station in Kampala Pioneer buses (2020) Boda-bodas (local motorbike transport) are a popular mode of transport that gives access to many areas within and outside the city. Standard fees for these range from USh:1,000 to 2,000 or more.
The campus of St. Mary's College Kisubi lies on Kampala–Entebbe Road, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Kampala. [15] State House Uganda, the official residence of the President of Uganda, lies in the town of Entebbe, about 36 kilometres (22 mi), south of Kampala. [16] (6) Entebbe International Airport, where the road ends. [2]
The facility auditioned with significant events like CAF U17 and CHAN 2024 in december 2024 [7] [8] which marked a new chapter in Uganda's sporting and community landscape. It is slated to host the AFCON2027. As of December 2024; Two Uganda premier league clubs URA FC and Express FC use Hamz stadium as their home ground.
The Kampala Entebbe Expressway was constructed with the overall strategy of decongesting the Greater Kampala Metropolitan area. [6] It is the first toll road in Uganda and it provides an alternative to the free existing surface road, known as the Kampala–Entebbe Road, or simply Entebbe Road which is narrow, congested, and not sufficient to handle the heavy traffic traversing it. [7]