Mombasa airport
| Moi International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | HKMO |
| IATA code | MBA |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 61 m (200 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 10 km northwest of Mombasa , Kenya
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| Basic data | |
| opening | 1978 |
| operator | Kenya Airports Authority |
| surface | 539 ha |
| Passengers | 1,204,374 (2006) |
| Air freight | 9598 t (2006) |
| Flight movements |
19,109 (2006) |
| Runways | |
| 03/21 | 3350 m × 46 m asphalt |
| 15/33 | 1363 m × 36 m asphalt |
| website | |
| kenyaairports.co.ke/moi-international-airport | |
The Moi International Airport is the airport of the city of Mombasa and the second most important airport in Kenya after Jomo Kenyatta International Airport .
history
The airport was named after the former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi . Originally it was called Port Reitz Airport and was built by the British colonial government during World War II . In 1978 it was expanded and modernized and has been an international airport ever since.
Basic data
The airport is operated by the Kenya Airports Authority . It has two runways (03/21 with 3350 m length and 15/33 with 1363 m length). Runway 21 is equipped with ILS . Runway 15/33 will only be opened for lighter aircraft in exceptional cases on request.
Airlines and Destinations
The airport has non-stop flights from German-speaking countries: Condor Flugdienst flies from Frankfurt am Main , Ethiopian Airlines from Addis Ababa and SeaPort Airlines from Nairobi WIL . There are also flights via Nairobi NBO with African Express Airways , Jambojet or Kenya Airways (as of November 2011).
Incidents
- On 10 March 1998, an accident Boeing 707-300C of Air Memphis at the start in Mombasa . The cargo plane grazed after lifting structures of lights , hit back on to the ground, broke and caught fire. All six occupants were killed (see also Air Memphis Boeing 707 accident in Mombasa ) .
Web links
- Kenya Airports Authority - Moi International Airport (English)
- kenyaairports.co.ke - Moi International Airport (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Airports Council International ( Memento from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
- ^ World Aeronautical Database
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the accident of March 10, 1998 in the Aviation Safety Network (English)