Kabaale International Airport

Kabaale International Airport
Summary
Airport type Public, civilian
Owner Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
Serves Kabaale, Uganda
Location Hoima District
Coordinates 00°52′59″N 30°57′19″E / 0.88306°N 30.95528°E / 0.88306; 30.95528 (Kabaale International Airport)
Map
Kabaale International Airport

Location of Kabaale International Airport in Uganda
Placement on map is approximate

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10,171 3,100 Asphalt

Kabaale International Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: none) is a proposed airport in Uganda. It is part of the infrastructure to be built as Uganda prepares to develop its nascent petroleum industry.[1][2] When completed, it would be Uganda's second international airport, besides Entebbe International Airport. The new airport is expected to facilitate mobilization of equipment for construction of the Uganda Oil Refinery and assist in the development of agriculture and tourism in Uganda's Western Region.[3]

Location

Hoima Airport would be located in Kabaale Parish, Buseruka sub-county, Hoima District in the Western Region of Uganda, near the Kaiso-Tonya oil fields and the Uganda Oil Refinery.[4] The air distance between the general area where the proposed airport is going to be built and Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest civilian and military airport, is about 225 kilometres (140 mi).[5] Kabaale International Airport would sit on 29 square kilometres (11 sq mi).[3]

Overview

Hoima airport would be a large international airport capable of handling large passenger and cargo aircraft, sufficient to carry the equipment and staff to develop the Uganda Oil Refinery and the oilfields.[6][7][8] The airport's main runway is expected to measure 3,100 metres (10,171 ft) in length.[9]

As of February 2016, feasibility studies and the impact assessment evaluation is ongoing.[10][11] Construction is expected to begin in 2017, led by a consortium made up of Colas Limited of the United Kingdom and SBI, A Ugandan construction company.[1][12]

The budgeted cost of constructing the airport is $708 million (USh2.5 trillion), borrowed from a lender from the UK.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Agencies (21 December 2016). "Uganda to get second International Airport". Essex, UK: African Aerospace Online News Service. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Mugerwa, Francis (8 April 2013). "Government Says Bunyoro to Get Railway Line, Airport by 2017". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 CAPA (31 December 2016). "Profile of Kabaale International Airport". Sydney: Centre for Aviation (CAPA). Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. ↑ FN (5 June 2013). "Oil sparks roads upgrade". Kampala: Oilinuganda.org. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. ↑ GFC (4 March 2016). "Distance between Entebbe International Airport, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda and Buseruka, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Mwesigwa, Alon (1 February 2015). "Airports to generate Shs8.5 trillion annually". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Ssekika, Edward (8 April 2015). "Plans to complete refinery compensation underway". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Wandera, Stephen (4 May 2015). "Over 20 firms interested in constructing Hoima Airport". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Odyek, John (2 April 2016). "Kabaale Airport master plan ready for take off". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. ↑ RC (13 July 2015). "Ramboll Selected for Onshore Pipeline Study in Uganda: National participation by local partner Newplan". Ramboll.com (RC). Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Senelwa, Kennedy (25 July 2015). "Ramboll wins tender for pipeline survey". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  12. ↑ Gulli, Arnason (20 December 2016). "Colas, SBI Uganda present proposal for Kabaale airport project". Financial-news.co.uk Quoting Air & Travel. London. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  13. ↑ Abdalla, Halima (10 June 2017). "Museveni seeks to inspire confidence in potential investors". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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