AirportsEntebbe International Airport is a large airport serving Entebbe, in Central Region, Uganda. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EBB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EBB
- ICAO code
- HUEN
- City
- Entebbe
- State or region
- Central Region
- Country
- Uganda
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 0.0424° N, 32.4435° E
- Elevation
- 1,153 m (3,782 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,658 m (12,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EBB means Entebbe International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HUEN. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.0424° N, 32.4435° E. It stands 1,153 metres (3,782 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Kampala, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Entebbe International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,658 metres (12,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Uganda on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 2,408 m 7,900 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bukoba AirportBukoba, Tanzania | BKZ | 168 km |
| Soroti AirportSoroti | SRT | 229 km |
| Musoma AirportMusoma, Tanzania | MUZ | 229 km |
| Kisumu International AirportKisumu, Kenya | KIS | 255 km |
| Mwanza International AirportMwanza, Tanzania | MWZ | 282 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,705 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,890 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,732 km | 5 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,497 km | 8 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,365 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,167 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,957 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,565 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,624 km | 15 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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