New data show trends in international arrivals in the country in January 2025.
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Manager of Public Affairs Vianney Mpungu Luggya released the new statistics, stating that in January 2025, Entebbe International Airport recorded 105,320 passengers arriving and 111,420 departing.
This equates to 216,740 international passengers, or an average of 6,991 passengers per day.
“The same period of January 2024 recorded a total of 194,563 international passengers.
The growth in January 2025 traffic, Vianney said, is partly attributed to several factors, including tourism, Uganda’s hosting of various international conferences, such as the African Union Extraordinary #CAADPKampala25 which attracted 977 delegates.
Another factor has been Uganda Airlines’ sustained operations on new routes, and the coming on board of new air operators (Kush Air and Premier Airlines, with flights to Juba since December 2024).
“The January 2025 traffic is the second highest at Entebbe in a single month. The highest was recorded in December 2024 at a total of 222,317 arriving and departing passengers.
“August 2024 also ranked high with a total of 204,575 international passengers and December 2023 with 198,961 international passengers,” he added
In 2024, Entebbe International Airport recorded a total of 2,243,104 international passengers compared to 1,932,094 in 2023.
“In relation to cargo, the airport recorded 3,491 metric tonnes of exports and 1,578 metric tonnes of imports, a total of 5,069 metric tonnes in January 2025.
“In 2024, the airport recorded a total of 67,731 metric tonnes of cargo compared to 59,073 metric tonnes in 2023.”
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