Manda Airport

Manda Airport
IATA: LAU ICAO: HKLU
Summary
Airport type	Public, Civilian
Owner	Government of Kenya
Operator	Kenya Airports Authority
Serves	Lamu
Location	Manda Island, Lamu Archipelago,  Kenya
Elevation AMSL	20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	02°14′46″S 40°54′36″E / 2.24611°S 40.91000°E / -2.24611; 40.91000 (Manda Airport)
Map
HKLU Location of Manda Airport in Kenya Placement on map is approximate
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 3,293 1,004 Asphalt 08/26 3,054 931 Dirt/Grass

Manda Airport, also called Lamu Airport, is an airport in Kenya.

Manda Airport (IATA: LAU, ICAO: HKLU) is located in on Manda Island in the Lamu Archipelago of Lamu County on the western shore of the Indian Ocean, on the Kenya coast.

Its location is approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi), by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:2° 14' 46.00"S, 40° 54' 36.00"E (Latitude:-2.246110; Longitude:40.910000).

Manda Airport is a small civilian airport on Manda Island, serving the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated at 6 metres (20 ft) above sea level, the airport has two runways. The first runway (16/34) is paved with asphalt and measures 3,293 feet (1,004 m) in length and 60 feet (18 m) in width. The second runway (08/26) is unpaved and is 3,054 feet (931 m) long and 46 feet (14 m) wide.

On 14 October 2003 at about 9.00 am, local time, a Cessna 208 Caravan I owned and operated by Airkenya Express, with one pilot and no passengers, took off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi, headed for Manda Airport in Lamu, approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi), by air, to the southeast. Soon after becoming airborne, the aircraft lost height, crash-landed in Nairobi National Park and overturned. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was written off.

Coordinates: 2°14′46″S 40°54′36″E / 2.246110°S 40.910000°E / -2.246110; 40.910000

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