Malindi Airport

Malindi Airport (IATA: MYD, ICAO: HKML) is an airport in Kenya. 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

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Location

It is located west of the central business district of the town of Malindi, in Kilifi County, in southeastern Kenya, at the Indian Ocean coast. This is about 132 kilometres (82 mi), by road and about 104.5 kilometres (65 mi), by air, northeast of Moi International Airport, the nearest international airport. It is approximately 485 kilometres (301 mi), by road and approximately 411 kilometres (255 mi), by air, southeast of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the largest airport in Kenya.^[4] The coordinates of Malindi Airport are 03°12’54.0″S, 40°06’00.0″E (Latitude:-3.2150; Longitude:40.1000).

Overview

The airport is a medium-sized airport that serves the town of Malindi and is situated at an average elevation of 80 feet (24 m) above sea level. The airport has two bitumen runways: Runway 17/35 measures 4,600 feet (1,400 m) long and is 98 feet (30 m) wide, and Runway 8/26 measures 3,549 feet (1,082 m) and is 76 feet (23 m) wide. The Kenyan government funded the updating and expansion of Malindi Airport terminal building, construction of a new control tower and rehabilitation of the runways. The upgrades were carried out by Dickways Construction, between 2011 and 2012 and cost KES:200 million (approx. USD2 million).

Future expansion

The Kenyan government seeks to expand Malindi Airport in order to attract direct international flights. Plans are underway to extend Runway 17/35 to a length of 2,500 metres (8,202 ft). In 2016 work began to enlarge the apron to accommodate more aircraft, build a 7.5 kilometres (5 mi) perimeter fence and construct a parking facility that accommodates 500 vehicles. That phase is expected to conclude in December 2016. The work has been delayed by some individuals and groups demanding compensation for land required for the expansion. In January 2018, the National Land Commission of Kenya, earmarked KSh424 million (approximately US$4.24 million) to compensate 175 landowners for 25 hectares (62 acres) of land and pave way for airport expansion.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Fly 540	Lamu, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Fly-SAX	Nairobi–Wilson
Jambojet	Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya Airways	Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Mombasa Air Safari	Lamu, Mombasa