Lake Baringo Airport

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Lake Baringo Airport
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Airport typePublic
Serves Baringo County
Location Lake Baringo, Baringo County, Kenya
Coordinates 0°40′10″N36°6′12″E / 0.66944°N 36.10333°E / 0.66944; 36.10333 Coordinates: 0°40′10″N36°6′12″E / 0.66944°N 36.10333°E / 0.66944; 36.10333
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Lake Baringo Airport( IATA : LBN) is an airport located on the western shores of Lake Baringo, Kenya. It received its first commercial flights in January 2016.

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History

In January 2016, Fly-SAX began flights to Lake Baringo from Nairobi–Wilson, thereby inaugurating commercial service at the airport. Flights operate twice a week using Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft. [1] The new service has given a boost to the Baringo County tourism industry. [2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Fly-SAX Nairobi–Wilson

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References

  1. "Fly SAX starts flights to Lake Baringo". African Aerospace. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. "Airline To Start Scheduled Flights to Lake Baringo". Baringo County-News. 29 November 2015. Archived at the Wayback Machine on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.