---
category: Landmark
summary: Entebbe Airport is a Ugandan airport that was the site of the 1976 Air France
  hijacking, which ended when Israeli commandos raided the airport in Operation Thunderbolt
  to rescue the hostages.
tags:
- Location
- Airport
- Uganda
---

[Entebbe Airport](/places/entebbe-airport/) is located in [Uganda](/places/uganda/). It was the site of the 1976 [Entebbe hijacking](/events/entebbe-hijacking/), where an [Air France](/organizations/air-france/) jet was diverted and landed. The hijacking led to a commando raid by [Israeli](/places/israel/) forces to rescue the hostages.[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.