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Coordinates: 01°57′38″S 041°17′51″E / 1.96056°S 41.29750°E

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Kiwayu Airport

IATA: KWY
ICAO: none

Summary

Airport type

Public, Civilian

Operator

Kenya Airports Authority

Serves

Kiwayu, Lamu District, Coast Province, Kenya

Location

Kenya

Elevation AMSL

7 m / 23 ft

Coordinates

01°57′38″S 041°17′51″E / 1.96056°S 41.29750°E

Website

Homepage

Map

KWY

Location of the airport in Kenya

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
04/22	3,000	920	Unpaved

Kiwayu Airport (IATA: KWY) is an airport serving Kiwayu (also spelled Kiwayuu), a small island in the eastern part of the Lamu Archipelago off the coast of Kenya. The airstrip is located on the mainland, adjacent to the northern tip of Kiwayu Island. This location lies in Lamu District, Coast Province, on the western shores of the Indian Ocean.

Its location is approximately 451 kilometres (280 mi), by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.^[1]

Overview

The airport is a small-sized airport that serves the island of Kiwayu and surrounding communities. Situated at 21 feet (6.4 m) above sea level,^[2] the airport has a single unpaved runway 04-22 that measures 3,000 feet (910 m) long.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Safarilink	Lamu, Nairobi–Wilson^[4]

References

^ "Distance between Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi (Nairobi Area) and Lamu Island (Coast) (Kenya)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
^ "Kiwayu Airport :: Private Jet ::". www.privatejetscharter.net. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
^ "Airports in Kenya". www.aircraft-charter-world.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
^ Safarilink Services Kiwayu Airport

External links

Location of Kiwayu Airport At Google Maps
Website of Kenya Airports Authority
Airkenya Flight Routes Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
Airport information for KWY at Great Circle Mapper.

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International	Nairobi Kisumu Mombasa
Domestic	Eldoret
Unscheduled	Amboseli Bamburi Bungoma Bura East Busia Eliye Springs Embu Garba Tula Garissa Hola Homa Bay Isiolo Kakamega Kalokol Keekorok Kericho Kilaguni Kimwarer Kisii Kisima Kitale Kiwayu Lake Baringo Lewa Lodwar Loitokitok Loiyangalani Lokichogio Lokitaung Mackinnon Road Magadi Makindu Malindi Manda Mandera Mara Serena Marsabit Moyale Mtito Andei Mulika Lodge Naivasha Nakuru Nanyuki Narok Nyeri Samburu Ukunda Voi Wajir Wilson
Military	Laikipia Air Base Moi Air Base

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