Kisumu International Airport

Kisumu International Airport
IATA: KIS ICAO: HKKI
Summary
Airport type	Civil
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
KIS Location of airport in Kenya
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 10,826 3,300 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passenger numbers 401,300 [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.

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

Airlines	Destinations
Airkenya Express	Entebbe, Maasai Mara
Freedom Airline Express	Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Jambo Jet	Mombasa, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya Airways	Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta [5]
Renegade Air	Nairobi–Wilson
Safarilink	Entebbe (From 15 December 2025), [6] Nairobi–Wilson [7]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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.
5. "Nairobi, Kenya NBO". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 776–778. May 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
6. "Safarilink Adds Entebbe Service From Dec 2025". x.com. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
7. "Safarilink Adds Entebbe via kisumu Service From Dec 2025". x.com. Retrieved 3 November 2025.

External links

Media related to Kisumu Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Kenya Airports Authority – Kisumu Airport