Bura East Airport is an
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
in
Kenya
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Location
Bura East Airport is located in the town of
Bura,
Tana River County
Tana River County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. It is named after the Tana River, the longest river in Kenya. It has an area of and a population of 315,943 as of the 2019 census. The county borders Kitui County to the we ...
, in southeastern
Kenya
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, close to the Indian Ocean coast and to the International border with
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Its location is approximately , by air, east of
Nairobi International Airport
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport , is an international airport in Nairobi, the capital of and largest city in Kenya. The other three important international airports in Kenya include the Kisumu International Airport,
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Overview
Bura East Airport is a small airport that serves the town of
Bura, Tana. At the moment, there is no scheduled airline service to Bura East Airport. Situated at above sea level,
Elevation of Bura East Airport
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According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt concrete, as ...
17-35, length 1000 m.
Airlines and destinations
None at the moment.
See also
* Bura, Tana
* Tana River District
Tana River County is a counties of Kenya, county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. It is named after the Tana River (Kenya), Tana River, the longest river in Kenya. It has an area of and a population of 315,943 as of the 2019 census. The ...
* Coast Province
* Kenya Airports Authority
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is the owner and operator of nine civilian airports and airstrips in Kenya. Kenya Airports Authority was established by an act of Parliament in 1992, by the ruling Kenya African National Union government. The KAA A ...
* Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) is a state corporation of Kenya that is responsible for regulating the aviation, aviation industry in Kenya and for providing air navigation, air navigation services in the Kenya flight region.
The KCAA offers ...
* List of airports in Kenya
References
External links
Location of Bura East Airport At Google Maps
Website of Kenya Airports Authority
Airkenya Flight Routes
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Airports in Kenya
Coast Province
Tana River County