5, 323 international passengers entered Uganda daily in April as UCAA’s capacity grows

By Our Reporters

For months now, the capacity of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCA) to handle huge traffic into the country through the Entebbe International Airport in continued to get to light. 

In April 2024, data shows that Entebbe International Airport handled 82,247 arriving and 82,458 departing passengers, a total of 164,705 international passengers, an average of 5,313 passengers per day in April 2024.

According to UCAA Spokesperson, Vianney Luggya, this was 38,515 more than was handled in April 2023, which recorded 126,190 international passengers. 

About cargo, Entebbe International Airport recorded 1,768 metric tonnes of imports and 3,953 metric tonnes of exports making a total of 5,721 metric tonnes in April 2024