BAR Aviation Uganda

BAR Aviation Uganda (IATA: HE, ICAO: n/a), is a Ugandan airline offering scheduled domestic flights, charter services, pilot training, air ambulance services, and aircraft maintenance services. Its main base is Entebbe International Airport. The company also maintains a second hub at Kajjansi Airport, in Wakiso District, off of the Kampala-Entebbe Road, in the Central Region of the country.^[1][2]

BAR Aviation Uganda

IATA ICAO Call sign HE n/a BAR AVIATION
Founded	2008; 17 years ago (2008)
Hubs	Entebbe International Airport
Secondary hubs	Kajjansi Airport
Focus cities	Kampala, Entebbe, Arua, Kisoro, Kasese
Fleet size	19
Destinations	13
Parent company	BAR Aviation Uganda Limited
Headquarters	Kampala, Uganda
Key people	Barak Orland (CEO)
Website	Homepage

Destinations

According to its website, as of March 2022, BAR Aviation operates regular scheduled airline services to the following destinations:^[3]

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Uganda	Arua	Arua Airport	—	[1][3]
Uganda	Kihihi	Kihihi Airport	—	[1][3]
Uganda	Kisoro	Kisoro Airport	—	[1][3]
Uganda	Chobe	Chobe Safari Lodge Airport	—	[1][3]
Uganda	Bugungu	Bugungu Airstrip	—	[1][3]
Uganda	Entebbe	Entebbe International Airport	Hub	[1][3]
Uganda	Semliki	Semliki Airstrip	—	[1][3]
Uganda	Pakuba	Pakuba Airport	—	[1][3]
Uganda	Kasese	Kasese Airport	—	[1][3]
Uganda	Mbarara	Mbarara Airport	—	[1][3]
Uganda	Mweya	Mweya Airport	—	[1][3]
Uganda	Kajjansi	Kajjansi Airfield	Hub	[1][3]
Uganda	Jinja	Jinja Airport	—	[4]

Fleet

As of May 2024, the BAR Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft:^[5][6]

BAR Aviation Uganda fleet

Aircraft	In fleet	Orders	Passengers				Notes
			F	C	Y	Total
Hercules L100-30	1	0	0	0	Cargo	0	[5][7]
Challenger – 604		0	0	0	9	9	[5]
Beechcraft 1900D		0	0	0	19	19	(as of August 2025)[8]
Pilatus PC-12		0	0	0	8	8	[5]
Cessna 208 Caravan		0	0	0	12	12	[5]
Cessna 172		0	0	0	4	4	[5]
Eurocopter EC130	1	0	0	0	6	6	[6]
B505 Jet Ranger X	1	0	0	0	4	4	[6]
Bell 206 Jet Ranger	1	0	0	0	4	4	[6]
Bell 412EPi	1	0	0	0	12	12	[9]
Total	19	0

History

BAR Aviation was established in Uganda in 2008. It began with pilot training, air charter services and aircraft maintenance services. The airline began scheduled flight services in Uganda on 1 February 2022.^[10][11] BAR Aviation Uganda utilizes the AeroCRS Cloud Reservation System.^[12]

The airline expects to participate in the revival of the tourism sector, following devastation by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[13] In addition, with the ongoing expansion of the country's petrochemical industry, a number of aircraft acquisitions are targeted towards medical evacuation activities.^[14]

BAR Aviation Uganda has an interline agreement with Uganda Airlines, on domestic travel, within Uganda.^[15][16]

See also

• List of airlines of Uganda