Editing Transport in Uganda (section)

==Airports==
{{main|List of airports in Uganda}}
{{See also|Entebbe International Airport|Kabaale International Airport|Soroti Airport}}

[[Entebbe International Airport]] is Uganda's largest and busiest airport, servicing in excess of 1.5 million arrivals annually, as of 2015.<ref name="31R">{{cite news|access-date=10 June 2018 | url=http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=593993643&Country=Tanzania&topic=Economy&subtopic=Forecast&subsubtopic=Economic+growth&u=1&pid=1421747526&oid=1421747526|title=Rise in foreign visitors to Uganda |date=2 March 2016 | newspaper=[[The Economist|Economist Intelligence Unit]] |
author=Economist Intelligence Unit |location=London}}</ref> In February 2015, the Government of Uganda began a three-phase expansion and upgrade of Entebbe Airport planned to last from 2015 until 2035.<ref name="32R">{{cite web|access-date=10 June 2016 |publisher=Sunrise.ug |date=23 June 2015 |location=Kampala |url=http://www.sunrise.ug/business/corporate/201506/nrm-manifesto-roots-for-aviation-infrastructure-expansion.html | title=NRM manifesto roots for aviation infrastructure expansion
|first=Hadijah |last=Nakitendde}}</ref><ref name="33R">{{cite web |url=http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/entebbe-international-airport-expansion/ |title=Entebbe International Airport Expansion |access-date=10 June 2018 |date=May 2016 | publisher=Airport-technology.com |author=Airport-technology.com}}</ref><ref name="34R">{{cite web |location=Kampala | url=http://www.observer.ug/business/38-business/39585-upgraded-entebbe-to-handle-3m-passengers |title=Upgraded Entebbe to handle 3 million passengers |first=Moses |last=Mugalu |access-date=10 June 2018 |date=31 August 2015 |newspaper=[[The Observer (Uganda)]]}}</ref>
 
In January 2018, '''SBC Uganda Limited''', a joint venture company between [[Colas Ltd|Colas Limited]] of the United Kingdom and SBI International Holdings of Uganda, started construction of [[Kabaale International Airport]] in [[Hoima District]].<ref name="35R">{{cite web|access-date=10 June 2018 | url=http://www.theugandatoday.com/all-uganda-today-posts/2018/03/hoima-airport-contractor-sbc-uganda-urged-to-hire-local-residents/ |title=Hoima Airport contractor SBC Uganda urged to hire local residents |date=2 March 2018 |location=Kampala | publisher=Theugandatoday.com |author=The Uganda Today}}</ref><ref name="36R">{{cite web|title=Hoima International Airport to Employ Locals |access-date=10 June 2018 |location=Kampala | url=http://www.sbi.co.ug/images/hoima_international_airport_to_employ_locals.pdf | publisher=SBI Uganda Limited Quoting [[New Vision]] |first=John |last=Odyek |date=30 January 2018}}</ref> The first phase of construction, including the runway and cargo-handling facilities, is expected to be ready in 2020. This phase is primarily to support construction of the [[Uganda Oil Refinery]].<ref name="37R">{{cite web|location=Johannesburg | url=http://www.ftwonline.co.za/article/129383/Second-international-airport-on-the-way-for-Uganda |title=Second international airport on the way for Uganda |date=11 December 2017 |access-date=10 June 2018 |first=Erin |last=Steenhoff-Snethlage |publisher=Ftwonline.co.za}}</ref><ref name="38R">{{cite web|title=Hoima airport to be complete by 2020 | url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1471024/hoima-airport-complete-2020 |access-date=10 June 2018 |location=Kampala |newspaper=[[New Vision]] |date=12 February 2018 |last=Odyek |
first=John}}</ref> The second phase of construction, focused on the facilitation of passengers and boosting tourism and business, is expected to conclude in 2022.<ref name="37R"/><ref name="38R"/>
[[File:Entebbe Airport.JPG|thumb|Entebbe Airport ]]
[[File:Boeing 707-351C, Uganda Airlines JP7687412.jpg|thumb|Uganda Airlines (1977 - 2001)]]
As of June 2018, according to the [[CIA Factbook]], Uganda had 47 airports, five of which had paved runways, namely [[Entebbe Airport]], [[Gulu Airport]], [[Soroti Airport]], [[Nakasongola Airport]] and [[Jinja Airport]].