Kisii Airport is an airport in Kisii County, Kenya.
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| Airport type | Public, Civilian | ||||||||||
| Owner | Kenya Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kisii | ||||||||||
| Location | Kisii,  Kenya | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,898 ft / 1,493 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°40′21″S 34°41′20″E / 0.67250°S 34.68889°E | ||||||||||
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  HKKS Location of Kisii Airport in Kenya Placement on map is approximate | |||||||||||
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Location
editKisii Airport (IATA: n/a, ICAO: HKKS) is located in Suneka District, Kisii County, in the town of Suneka which is approx 8 km from Kisii Town a major commercial Hub, in southwestern Kenya, on the eastern shores of Lake Victoria, close to the International borders with Tanzania and Uganda. This is the only airstrip in Kisii and Nyamira counties.[1]
Its location is approximately 251 kilometres (156 mi), by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.[2] The geographic coordinates of this airport are:0° 40' 21.00"S, 34° 41' 20.00"E (Latitude:-0.672500; Longitude:34.688890).
Overview
editKisii Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the southwestern Kenya'n town of Kisii, and surrounding communities. Situated at 4,898 feet (1,493 m) above sea level,[3] the airport has a single asphalt runway 10-28 which measures 3,210 feet (980 m) in length.[4]
Airlines and destinations
editThere is no regular, scheduled airline service to Kisii Airport at this time.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Contractor has 2 months to finish Suneka airstrip". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Distance between Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi (Nairobi Area) and Kisii (Nyanza) (Kenya)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ Elevation of Kisii Airport
- ^ "Kisii Suneka Airstrip (HKKS) - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2018-08-21.