Kisumu Airport

Kisumu International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	HKKI
IATA code	KIS
Coordinates	0 ° 5 '10 " S , 34 ° 43' 44" E Coordinates: 0 ° 5 '10 " S , 34 ° 43' 44" O
Height above MSL	1157 m (3796 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3 km west of Kisumu , Kenya
Basic data
operator	Kenya Airports Authority
Start-and runway
06/24	2800 m × 45 m asphalt
website
kenyaairports.co.ke/kisumu-international-airport

The Kisumu Airport ( IATA : KIS , ICAO : HKKI ) is the international passenger airport to the port city of Kisumu in Kenya's Kisumu County and the third most important and most western Kenya's airport. It is located directly on the shores of Lake Victoria .

history

Kisumu Airport started operating as a small runway back in the 1930s.

From 2008, the airport was expanded to also used by larger aircraft will be able, as the Air Force One of Barack Obama , whose ancestors come from the region.

In 2012 the former regional airport was opened as an international airport after a construction phase for 3 billion Kenya shillings .

photos

Web links

Commons : Kisumu Airport - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Kenya Airports Authority - Kisumu International Airport (English)
kenyaairports.co.ke - Kisumu International Airport (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
↑ Kenya seeks big airport for Obama . In: BBC , October 17, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
↑ Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) October 15, 2008 (accessed November 28, 2014).
↑ Kibaki opens upgraded Kisumu Airport . February 2, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2014.

[1] Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )

[2] Kenya seeks big airport for Obama . In: BBC , October 17, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2014.

[3] Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) October 15, 2008 (accessed November 28, 2014).

[4] Kibaki opens upgraded Kisumu Airport . February 2, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2014.