An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries. List Of International Airports In Kenya. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports and must feature longer runways and facilities to accommodate the heavier aircraft such as the Boeing 747 (Jumbo Jet) commonly used for international and intercontinental travel. International airports often also host domestic flights, which often help feed both passengers and cargo into international ones (and vice-versa). Kenya is home to a number of state of the art international airports that are equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle international flights that enable passengers to travel between different countries.
Buildings, operations and management have become increasingly sophisticated since the mid-20th century, when international airports began to provide infrastructure for international civilian flights. Detailed technical standards have been developed to ensure safety and common coding systems implemented to provide global consistency. The physical structures that serve millions of individual passengers and flights are among the most complex and interconnected in the world. By the second decade of the 21st century, there were over 1,200 international airports and almost two billion international passengers along with 50 million metric tonnes of cargo passing through them annually.
Here is a List Of International Airports In Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Africa’s premier hub and ideal gateway into and out of East and Central Africa.
JKIA is the flagship airport of The KAA. The airport boasts of over 40 passenger airlines and 25 cargo airlines.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, formerly called Embakasi Airport and Nairobi International Airport, is Kenya’s largest aviation facility, and the busiest airport in East Africa. It’s importance as an aviation center makes it the pace setter for other airports in the region.
Airport Contacts (Phone Numbers)
P.O Box 19001 (00501) Nairobi Kenya
Tell: +254-020-6822111/6611000/6612000
Mobile: +254 722 205 061/2/3/4/5/6/7/8
Email: talk2us@kaa.go.ke
Kisumu International Airport
Kisumu is a city in Western Kenya Located on the shores of Lake Victoria, The largest fresh water lake in Africa. It is a center of trade between the East African countries due to its proximity to their borders. The airport is located to the North West of Kisumu town. The site is bordered on the Western and the Southern sides by Lake Victoria and on the Eastern and Northern sides by the main road to Uganda.
Airport Contacts (Phone Numbers)
(057)2531186/(057)2524399
0728 765349/0728 765360/1
254-057-2021857
Eldoret International Airport
This airport is located some 16 kilometers south from Eldoret Town on the Eldoret-Kisumu road. The airport is open from Monday to Sunday from 0330hours to 1730hours GMT, but the hours can be extended on request. Currently the airport has three scheduled international cargo flights and several ad hoc freighters per week.
Eldoret International Airport was built with the vision of achieving accelerated economic growth, through integration and opening up of the Western region to local and international markets. The airport is also expected to promote the exploitation of the rich tourism circuit of Western Kenya, which is largely unexploited.
Airport Contacts (Phone Numbers)
053-2061299/ 2063377/ 2063844
0725536633, 0712452180,0712452170-74
254-053-2061295
Moi International Airport (Mombasa)
Moi International airport handles tremendous traffic with more than eighteen airlines flying directly from and to Europe, and offering connections to over twenty cities in the region. Mombasa region has remained attractive to tourist and it has eventually required that the airport be developed to handle long haul international flights.
Airport Contacts (Phone Numbers)
0203577058, 0203577052, 0203577057,
0203577051 0726318515, 0726318516,
0726318517, 0727417791
Malindi International Airport
Malindi Airport is 2.5 Km west of Malindi Town. It is off Mombasa-Malindi road on the southern side, where the access road is connected. Eastwards the suburbs of Malindi are developing in the proximity of the Airport boundary. Two schools are located along the Eastern boundary fence. Westwards some land is used for a coconut plantation.
Airport Contacts (Phone Numbers)
254-042-2131201 / 2131931
0710230386, 0710261550, 0738231201
254-042-31840
Isiolo International Airport
Isiolo Airport is located on the border of Isiolo, in Isiolo County with half of the runaway extending into Meru County. Its location is approximately 283 kilometres (176 mi), by road, and about 200 kilometres (120 mi), by air, north-east of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:0° 20′ 37.00″N, 37° 35′ 16.00″E (Latitude:0.343610; Longitude:37.587778).
Airport Contacts (Phone Numbers)
(057)2531186/(057)2524399
0728 765349/0728 765360/1
254-057-2021857
