Malindi Airport | |||||||||||||||
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 Terminal building at Malindi Airport (January 2015) | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public, Civilian | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Kenya Airports Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Malindi | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Malindi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 03°12′54″S40°06′00″E / 3.21500°S 40.10000°E | ||||||||||||||
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  MYD Location of airport in Kenya | |||||||||||||||
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Malindi Airport( IATA : MYD, ICAO : HKML) is an airport in Kenya. [1]
It is located west of the central business district of the town of Malindi, in Kilifi County, in southeastern Kenya, at the Indian Ocean coast. [2] This is about 132 kilometres (82 mi), by road and about 104.5 kilometres (65 mi), by air, northeast of Moi International Airport, the nearest international airport. [3] It is approximately 485 kilometres (301 mi), by road and approximately 411 kilometres (255 mi), by air, southeast of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the largest airport in Kenya. [4] The coordinates of Malindi Airport are 03°12'54.0"S, 40°06'00.0"E (Latitude:-3.2150; Longitude:40.1000). [2]
The airport is a medium-sized airport that serves the town of Malindi and is situated at an average elevation of 80 feet (24 m) above sea level. [5] The airport has two bitumen runways: Runway 17/35 measures 4,600 feet (1,400 m) long and is 98 feet (30 m) wide, [5] and Runway 8/26 measures 3,549 feet (1,082 m) and is 76 feet (23 m) wide. [6] The Kenyan government funded the updating and expansion of Malindi Airport terminal building, construction of a new control tower and rehabilitation of the runways. The upgrades were carried out by Dickways Construction, between 2011 and 2012 and cost KES:200 million (approx. USD2 million). [7]
The Kenyan government seeks to expand Malindi Airport in order to attract direct international flights. Plans are underway to extend Runway 17/35 to a length of 2,500 metres (8,202 ft). [8] In 2016 work began to enlarge the apron to accommodate more aircraft, build a 7.5 kilometres (5 mi) perimeter fence and construct a parking facility that accommodates 500 vehicles. That phase is expected to conclude in December 2016. [8] The work has been delayed by some individuals and groups demanding compensation for land required for the expansion. [9] In January 2018, the National Land Commission of Kenya, earmarked KSh424 million (approximately US$4.24 million) to compensate 175 landowners for 25 hectares (62 acres) of land and pave way for airport expansion. [1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Fly 540 | Lamu, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
| Fly-SAX | Nairobi–Wilson |
| Jambojet | Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
| Kenya Airways | Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta [10] |
| Mombasa Air Safari | Lamu, Mombasa |
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