Wilson Airport (Kenya)
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| Airport type | Public, Civilian | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Kenya Airports Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Nairobi | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,690 m / 5,546 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 01°19′12″S 36°48′54″E / 1.32000°S 36.81500°E | ||||||||||||||
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| Passenger numbers | 302,194 |
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Wilson Airport is an airport in Nairobi, Kenya. It has flights to many regional airports in Kenya while Nairobi's main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, serves domestic and many international destinations.
Wilson Airport, (IATA: WIL, ICAO: HKNW), is in Nairobi County, in the city of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya and the largest metropolitan centre in that country. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), by road, south of the central business district. Nearby suburbs include Langata, South C, and Kibera.
This location is approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), by road, west of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the largest civilian airport in the country. The coordinates of Wilson airport are:1° 19' 12.00"S, 36° 48' 54.00"E (Latitude:-1.320000; Longitude:36.815000).
The airport serves domestic and international traffic. It is used mostly by general aviation traffic. Industries that use Wilson Airport extensively include tourism, health care and agriculture. Wilson Airport averages 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. Missionary aviation operators AMREF, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and AIM AIR use Wilson Airport as their airport base on the African continent. It is used also for flight training. The airport is under the supervision of Kenya Airports Authority (KAA).
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