Kisumu International Airport

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Kisumu International Airport
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Summary
Airport typeCivil
Operator Kenya Airports Authority
Location Kisumu
Elevation  AMSL 3,796 ft / 1,157 m
Coordinates 00°05′10″S34°43′44″E / 0.08611°S 34.72889°E / -0.08611; 34.72889
Website www.kenyaairports.co.ke
Map
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KIS
Location of airport in Kenya
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
06/2410,8263,300Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passenger numbers401,300 [1]

Kisumu International Airport is an international airport [2] in Kisumu, the third-largest city in Kenya ( IATA : KIS, ICAO : HKKI). It is the third-busiest airport in Kenya, [3] the busiest airport in Kenya west of Nairobi, and the country's fourth international airport.

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KIA is set for a second phase of a 4.9 billion shilling expansion that will include the construction of a parallel taxiway, cargo apron and associated facilities. [4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aerolink Uganda Entebbe, Masai Mara
Fly540 Eldoret, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Freedom Airline Express Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Jambo Jet Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya Airways Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Renegade Air Nairobi–Wilson

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References

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  2. "Kisumu Airport Certified To Receive International Flights". capitalfm.co.ke. 13 May 2022.
  3. "Global Take-Off Soon for Kisumu Airport". allAfrica.com. 14 July 2011.
  4. "nation.co.ke". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

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