Kakamega Airport

Airport in Kakamega, Kenya

HKKG

Location of Kakakamega Airport in Kenya
Placement on map is approximate

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
08-26	4,200	1,280	Asphalt (49 ft or 15 m wide)

Kakamega Airport is a small airport in Kenya. It serves the town of Kakamega. At 1,530 metres (5,020 ft) above sea level,^[1] the airport has a single asphalt runway which measures 4,200 feet (1,300 m) in length and 49 feet (15 m) in width.^[2]

Location

Kakamega Airport (IATA: GGM, ICAO: HKKG) is in Kakamega County in the town of Kakamega, in western Kenya, close to the international border with the Republic of Uganda.

It is approximately 301 kilometres (187 mi), by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.^[3] The geographic coordinates of this airport are 0° 16' 12.00"N, 34° 47' 0.00"E (Latitude: 0.270000; Longitude: 34.783332).

The airport currently receives weekly flights by SkyWard Express from Wilson airport (Nairobi).

References

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