Location Kenya Website Homepage 3,000 920 Airport type Civilian | Elevation AMSL 7 m / 23 ft 04/22 3,000 Code KWY Operator Kenya Airports Authority | |
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Serves Kiwayu, Lamu District, Coast Province, Kenya | ||
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.
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, the airport has a single unpaved runway 04-22 that measures 3,000 feet (910 m) long.
References
Kiwayu Airport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA