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| Wilson Airport |
| IATA: WIL – ICAO: HKNW |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Kenya Airports Authority |
| Location |
Nairobi |
| Elevation AMSL |
1,687 m / 5,536 ft |
| Coordinates |
01°19′18″S 36°48′54″E / 1.32167°S 36.815°E / -1.32167; 36.815 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 14/32 |
1,540 |
5,052 |
Asphalt |
| 07/25 |
1,462 |
4,798 |
Asphalt |
Wilson Airport (IATA: WIL, ICAO: HKNW) is located five kilometres south of Nairobi, Kenya, next to Langata, South C and Kibera. The airport has been in operation since 1933. The airport serves both domestic and international traffic. It is used mostly by light aircraft. Industries that use it's services extensively are tourism, health care and agriculture. The airport has an average traffic of around 120,000 landings and take offs annually. Airkenya and other small airlines use Wilson Airport for scheduled domestic passenger services, instead of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the main airport in Nairobi. Missionary aviation operators AMREF, MAF and AIM AIR use Wilson Airport as their African base. The airport is used also for flight training. The airport is controlled by the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). Exclusivity
As a result of more quicker check-in times and fewer flight delays, Wilson Airport is commonly used by business people to fly into domestic cities like Kisumu and Mombasa for urgent meetings as opposed to going through Kenya's main airport hub, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
History
The airport was established in 1933 as Nairobi Aerodrome, and was used for Air mail by Imperial Airways. The airport was later renamed Wilson Airport in 1962. It was named after Ms Florence Kerr Wilson, a pioneer of aviation in Kenya.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Aero Kenya |
Eldoret |
| Airkenya Express |
Amboseli, Kilimanjaro, Lamu, Lewa Downs, Malindi, Masai Mara, Meru, Mombasa, Nanyuki, Samburu |
| ALS - Aircraft Leasing Services |
Loki, Rumbek, Juba |
| Blue Bird Aviation (Kenya) |
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| Delta Connection (Kenya) |
Juba, Yei, Rumbek |
| Safarilink Aviation |
Amboseli, Masai Mara, Tsavo, Chyulus, Naivasha, Nanyuki, Lewa Downs, Samburu, Lamu, Kiwayu, Kilimanjaro |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Kenya
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| ICAO ID |
HKNW
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| Time |
UTC+3
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| Latitude |
-1.321719
01° 19' 18.19" S
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| Longitude |
36.814833
036° 48' 53.40" E
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| Elevation |
5546 feet
1690 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
000° E (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| Communications
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| WILSON TWR |
118.1
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 07/25 |
4798 x 72 feet
1462 x 22 meters |
ASPHALT |
015FBXU |
NO
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| 14/32 |
5052 x 76 feet
1540 x 23 meters |
ASPHALT |
015FBXU |
NO
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Avoid proh area over State House and flt over Parliament Bldg and hosp complex adj arpt.
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| CSTMS/AG/IMG |
Avbl.
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| FUEL |
(NC-100, A1)
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| MISC |
Copter trng flt at 5900' dur daylt hr.
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 0330-1730Z
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| TFC PAT |
Rgt hand tfc pat Rwy 07 and Rwy 14. No str-in or downwind extn for Rwy 14.
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