Makindu_Airport
Makindu Airport
Airport in Makindu, Kenya
Makindu Airport is an airport in Makindu, Kenya.
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| Airport type | Public, Civilian | ||||||||||
| Owner | Kenya Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Makindu, Kenya | ||||||||||
| Location | Makindu,  Kenya | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,300 ft / 1,000 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 02°17′33″S 37°49′36″E | ||||||||||
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Makindu Airport (IATA: n/a, ICAO: HKMU) is located in Makueni County, in the town of Makindu, in southeastern Kenya, on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway.
Its location is approximately 146 kilometres (91 mi), by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.[1] The geographic coordinates of this airport are:2° 17' 33.00"S, +37° 49' 36.00"E (Latitude:-2.292500; Longitude:37.826667).
Makindu Airport is a small airport that serves the town of Makindu and the adjacent communities. Situated 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level,[2] the airport has a single unpaved runway that measures 3,000 feet (910 m) in length.[3]
At the moment there are no regular, scheduled airline services to Makindu Airport.
- "Distance between Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi (Nairobi Area) and Makindu (Eastern) (Kenya)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- allmetsat. "airport : Makindu Kenya". en.allmetsat.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- Length of Makindu Airport Runway Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine