[4] The authority's head offices are at Entebbe International Airport, approximately 49 kilometres (30 mi) south of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.
The mandate of the UCAA is to coordinate and oversee Uganda's aviation industry, including licensing, regulation, air search and rescue, air traffic control, ownership of airports and aerodromes, and implementation of Ugandan and international aviation law.
Godfrey Ssemugooma[15] In July 2019, the President of Uganda signed The CAA Amendment Act 2019.
The award is in recognition of infrastructure improvement, staff training, customer care, support of tourism and facilitation of agricultural exports through Entebbe International Airport.
[17][18] In September 2023, UCAA together with Entebbe International Airport and Uganda Airlines underwent the ICAO Oversight Safety Audit.
[21] As of October 2024, Uganda had 57 active bilateral aviation safety agreements of which 26 were with African countries.