{"id":13262,"date":"2024-11-11T16:59:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T16:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=13262"},"modified":"2024-11-11T17:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T17:00:02","slug":"kabalega-international-airport-to-be-ready-for-operation-in-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/kabalega-international-airport-to-be-ready-for-operation-in-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Kabalega International Airport To Be Ready For Operation In August ,2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The construction of Uganda\u2019s second international airport, Kabalega International Airport in Hoima, which will another gateway to oil rich region and also takeoff pressure from the Entebbe International Airport especially service domestic air travel , is now 96.1% complete with the facility expected to be operational by August 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The airport the second biggest in Uganda is among those that are managed under the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCCA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State Minister for Works and Transport , Fred Byamukama ,while meeting the construction team said t the project is progressing towards operationalization  and  will boost the oil and gas, agriculture and tourism sectors in the Albertine Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" data-attachment-id=\"13267\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/kabalega-international-airport-to-be-ready-for-operation-in-august-2025\/img4-16-1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img4-16-1-1.webp\" data-orig-size=\"1024,562\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img4-16-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img4-16-1-1.webp\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img4-16-1-1.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img4-16-1-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img4-16-1-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img4-16-1-1.webp 300w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img4-16-1-1.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Airport is designed to carry some of the world\u2019s heaviest aircraft and will be a game changer for Uganda\u2019s export industry,\u201d Byamukama added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airport will serve as a strategic transport hub, opening up Hoima to international business and tourism, significantly reducing travel time to the region, and facilitating the movement of goods and services. This will be vital for both local and international stakeholders looking to tap into Uganda\u2019s oil reserves, as well as the agricultural potential in western Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure full readiness and operational transition, the project requires an additional Shs76 billion These funds will cover key activities as part of the Operational Readiness, Activation, and Transition (ORAT) phase, which includes finalizing installations and preparing the airport for full commercial operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe project requires Shs76,085,000,000 for completion of the pending project activities which are part of the Operational Readiness, Activation and Transition (ORAT),\u201d the ministry revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The construction of Uganda\u2019s second international airport, Kabalega International Airport in Hoima, which will another gateway to oil rich region<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img4-16-1.webp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11110,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/11110-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":13262,"position":0},"title":"Kabalega international Airport In Hoima To Be Opened in February 2024","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"December 31, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Modern air -ground lighting system has been installed and successfully tested The contractor for Kabalega International Airport in Hoima District has successfully tested an air-ground lighting system for controlling heavy cargo aircraft landings. 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