Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has embarked on the process of developing a $300,000 (about Shs770 million) master plan to expand Entebbe Airport to accommodate the increasing air traffic flow.
The Shs770 million will be used for paying a consultancy firm to develop the plan.
CAA spokesperson Ignie Igundura said there are challenges of the airport lounge getting full during peak hours (1pm to 3pm), and increasing traffic due to visitor growth that necessitates the airport to be expanded.
CAA traffic statistics show that there were 1.2 million visitors in 2012 who used Entebbe International Airport, but the number is increasing considerably.
“We were cleared by the Public Procurement Disposal of Public Assets to use the International Civil Aviation Organisation, get the best international consultancy firm to develop the master plan to guide us on the expansion project,” he said in an in interview last week.
Mr Igundura said they have already obtained 66 hectares of land near the airport to build a bigger and modern cargo terminal, an aircraft maintenance centre, relocate the current fuel farm from near the building terminal and expand the current terminal building.
Mr Igundura said they have already obtained 66 hectares of land near the airport to build a bigger and modern cargo terminal, an aircraft maintenance centre, relocate the current fuel farm from near the building terminal and expand the current terminal building.
He said they want to reseal the main runway, construct an underground car parking area and construct a new Control Tower.
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