Hola Airport is an
airport
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in
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Location
Hola Airport is located in the town of
Hola
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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 w ...
, in southeastern Kenya, close to the Indian Ocean coast and to the International border with
Somalia
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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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, the country's largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:1ยฐ 31' 12.00"S, +40ยฐ 0' 14.00"E (Latitude:-1.520000; Longitude:40.003890).
Overview
Hola Airport is a small civilian airport, serving Hola and surrounding communities. Situated at above sea level, the airport has a single unpaved
runway
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, concre ...
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Airlines and destinations
At the moment, there is no regular, scheduled airline service to Hola Airport.
See also
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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 ...
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Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
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List of airports in Kenya
The following is a list of airports and air base in Kenya, sorted by location.
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List
See also
* Transport in Kenya
* List of airports by ICAO code: H#HK - Kenya
* Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Africa# ...
References
External links
Location of Hola Airport At Google Maps Website of Kenya Airports Authority*
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Airports in Kenya
Coast Province
Tana River County