Kakamega Airport
Placement on map is approximate
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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ft | m | ||
08-26 | 4,200 | 1,280 | Asphalt (49 ft or 15 m wide) |
Kakamega Airport is a small airport in Kenya. It serves the town of Kakamega. At 1,530 metres (5,020 ft) above sea level,[1] the airport has a single asphalt runway which measures 4,200 feet (1,300 m) in length and 49 feet (15 m) in width.[2]
Location
Kakamega Airport (IATA: GGM, ICAO: HKKG) is in Kakamega County in the town of Kakamega, in western Kenya, close to the international border with the Republic of Uganda.
It is approximately 301 kilometres (187 mi), by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.[3] The geographic coordinates of this airport are 0° 16' 12.00"N, 34° 47' 0.00"E (Latitude: 0.270000; Longitude: 34.783332).
The airport currently receives weekly flights by SkyWard Express from Wilson airport (Nairobi).
See also
- Kenya Airports Authority
- Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
- List of airports in Kenya
References
- ^ "Wolfram|Alpha: Making the world's knowledge computable". www.wolframalpha.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Kakamega Airport :: Private Jet ::". www.privatejetscharter.net. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Distance between Kakamega (Western) and Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi (Nairobi Area) (Kenya)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
External links
- Location of Kakamega Airport at Google Maps
- Website of Kenya Airports Authority
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0°34′35″N 34°33′05″E / 0.576390°N 34.551390°E / 0.576390; 34.551390