Eldoret Airport is an

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Location

Sign to Eldoret International Airport Along the Eldoret-Kisumu Road

Eldoret Airport, , is located in the city of

Eldoret Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. The town was referred to by white settlers as Farm 64, 64 and colloquially by locals as 'Sisibo'. As per the 2019 Kenya Population ...

, in

Uasin Gishu County Uasin Gishu County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, counties of Kenya located in the former Rift Valley Province. Eldoret has the county's largest population center as well as its administrative and commercial center. “It lies between longi ...

, in the midwestern

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, close to the International border with

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. Its location is approximately , by road, south of the central business district of Eldoret in Kapseret Ward. This location lies approximately , by air, northwest of

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, the largest civilian and military airport in the country.

Overview

Eldoret International Airport is a large airport that serves the city of

and the surrounding communities. Situated at above sea level, the airport has a single

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runway that measures in length.

History

The airport was established in 1995. It is administered by the

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 ...

. Currently the airport has two scheduled International cargo flights and several ad hoc freighters per week. The airport is open from Monday to Sunday from 03.30 hours to 17.30 hours GMT, but the hours can be extended on request. Currently the airport has three scheduled international cargo flights and several ad hoc freighters pe
week
Eldoret International Airport was built with the vision of achieving accelerated economic growth, through integration and opening up of the Western region to local and international markets. The airport is also expected to promote the exploitation of the rich tourism circuit of Western Kenya, which is largely unexploited. Two planes on the runway of Eldoret International Airport

Two planes on the runway of Eldoret International Airport

Airlines and destinations

Passenger numbers

References

External links

Kenya Airports Authority – Eldoret International Airport
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