Kisii Airport

Kisii Airport
IATA: n/a ICAO: HKKS
Summary
Airport type	Public, Civilian
Owner	Kenya Airports Authority
Serves	Kisii
Location	Kisii,   Kenya
Elevation  AMSL	4,898 ft / 1,493 m
Coordinates	00°40′21″S34°41′20″E / 0.67250°S 34.68889°E / -0.67250; 34.68889 (Kisii Airport)
Map
HKKS Location of Kisii Airport in Kenya Placement on map is approximate
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10-28 3,210 980 Asphalt

Kisii Airport is an airport in Kisii County, Kenya.

Location

Kisii Airport ( IATA : n/a, ICAO : HKKS) is located in Suneka District, Kisii County, in the town of Suneka which is approx 8 km from Kisii Town a major commercial Hub, in southwestern Kenya, on the eastern shores of Lake Victoria, close to the International borders with Tanzania and Uganda. This is the only airstrip in Kisii and Nyamira counties. ^[1]

Its location is approximately 251 kilometres (156 mi), by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport. ^[2] The geographic coordinates of this airport are:0° 40' 21.00"S, 34° 41' 20.00"E (Latitude:-0.672500; Longitude:34.688890).

Overview

Kisii Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the southwestern Kenya'n town of Kisii, and surrounding communities. Situated at 4,898 feet (1,493 m) above sea level, ^[3] the airport has a single asphalt runway 10-28 which measures 3,210 feet (980 m) in length. ^[4]

Airlines and destinations

There is no regular, scheduled airline service to Kisii Airport at this time.

See also

• Kenya Airports Authority
• Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
• List of airports in Kenya

References

1. "Contractor has 2 months to finish Suneka airstrip". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
2. "Distance between Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi (Nairobi Area) and Kisii (Nyanza) (Kenya)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
3. Elevation of Kisii Airport
4. "Kisii Suneka Airstrip (HKKS) - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2018-08-21.

External links

• Location of Kisii Airport At Google Maps
• Website of Kenya Airports Authority
• List of Airports In Kenya
• Airport information for HKKS at Great Circle Mapper.

Coordinates: 0°40′21″S34°41′20″E / 0.672500°S 34.688890°E / -0.672500; 34.688890