Moi International Airport
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| Moi International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MBA - ICAO: HKMO | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Civil | ||
| Operator | Kenya Airports Authority | ||
| Serves | Mombasa | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 200 ft (61 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03/21 | 10,991 | 3,350 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 4,473 | 1,363 | Asphalt |
Moi International Airport (IATA: MBA, ICAO: HKMO), also Mombasa Airport, serves the city of Mombasa, and is the second most important airport in Kenya after Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
The airport is run by Kenya Airports Authority. It has two runways, 03/21 and 15/33. Runway 21 is equipped with an ILS. It was named after former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi during his tenure.
The airport was originally known as Port Reitz Airport, it was built during the Second World War by the British colonial government. It was expanded to an international airport in 1979.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Comores International (Moroni - Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport)
- African Safari Airways (London-Gatwick)
- Airkenya (Nairobi-Wilson)
- Belair (Zurich)
- Condor Airlines (Frankfurt)
- Corsairfly (Paris-Orly)
- East African Safari Air (Nairobi)
- Edelweiss Air (Zurich)
- Eurofly (Milan-Malpensa)
- Five Forty Aviation (Nairobi)
- Kenya Airways (Nairobi)
- Livingston Airlines (Milan-Malpensa)
- LTU International (Munich)
- Precision Air (Dar es Salaam)
- Neos Air (Milan-Malpensa)
