Kabalega International Airport previously known as Kabaale International Airport in Hoima district is expected to test its first Cargo plane landing in December 2023 before it's commissioned to start accommodating planes.

The opening of the airport was planned for 2022 but Amos Muriisa, the public relations SBC Uganda says that works stand at 98% complete.

The Civil works for the massive $309 million project of Kabalega International Airport in Kabale sub-county, Hoima district started on April 18, 2018, by SBC Uganda Ltd in a Joint Venture with SBI International Holdings.

The opening of the airport was planned for 2022 but Amos Muriisa, the public relations SBC Uganda says that works stand at 98% complete.

Muriisa says that plans to have a control tower are underway as relevant authorities are discussing funding and period extension issues.

During the guided tour of the inter-religious council of Uganda organized by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, Muriisa confirmed that they expect to have the first cargo aeroplane landing at the airport in December 2023.

Muriisa has assured Ugandans that they have done quality work.

Peter Muriisa, the chief of legal and corporate affairs at Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) says that the facility is being developed to support the transportation of materials required for the region’s oil industry as well as tourism.

His Eminence Sheikh Shaban Ramadan Mubaje commended the government for the infrastructure development being put in place.

The airport consists of a 3.5-kilometer-long runway that is 45 meters wide with shoulders of 15 meters on each side.

The parking area for planes will be able to host the four biggest cargo planes with two turn pads on either side.

The men of God have also visited the enviro service area where they are managing waste products from oil drilling areas and civil works for Pump station one of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline in Nyamasoga village, Kabaale Sub-county in Hoima district.