‘Equator Cluster’ Airports Power East African Aspirations
Built in the 1970s, Entebbe International Airport serves as a major gateway to East Africa, but it badly needs investment to meet 21st-century standards. (Photo: Peter Shaw-Smith)
Built in the 1970s, Entebbe International Airport serves as a major gateway to East Africa, but it badly needs investment to meet 21st-century standards. (Photo: Peter Shaw-Smith)

On a continent where an underdeveloped transportation infrastructure has long hindered economic growth, a virtual constellation of airports in Central East Africa might well warrant some reason for optimism. A 600-mile-long “Equator Cluster” of airports around Lake Victoria, in Entebbe, Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya; Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania; and Kigali, Rwanda, all support the growth of aviation traffic in the East African region.