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Wilson Airport



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)
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
Country Kenya
ICAO ID HKNW
Time UTC+3
Latitude -1.321719
01° 19' 18.19" S
Longitude 36.814833
036° 48' 53.40" E
Elevation 5546 feet
1690 meters
Type Civil
Magnetic Variation 000° E (01/06)
Operating Agency CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Operating Hours SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS


Communications
WILSON TWR 118.1


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
07/25 4798 x 72 feet
1462 x 22 meters
ASPHALT 015FBXU NO
14/32 5052 x 76 feet
1540 x 23 meters
ASPHALT 015FBXU NO


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.


Remarks
CAUTION Avoid proh area over State House and flt over Parliament Bldg and hosp complex adj arpt.
CSTMS/AG/IMG Avbl.
FUEL (NC-100, A1)
MISC Copter trng flt at 5900' dur daylt hr.
OPR HOURS Opr 0330-1730Z
TFC PAT Rgt hand tfc pat Rwy 07 and Rwy 14. No str-in or downwind extn for Rwy 14.



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