Kiwayu Airport | |
Iata: | KWY |
Type: | Public, Civilian |
Operator: | Kenya Airports Authority |
City-Served: | Kiwayu, Lamu District, Coast Province, Kenya |
Location: | Kenya |
Metric-Elev: | y |
Elevation-M: | 7 |
Coordinates: | -1.9606°N 41.2975°W |
Website: | Homepage |
Pushpin Map: | Kenya |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Kenya |
Pushpin Label: | KWY |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
R1-Number: | 04/22 |
R1-Length-F: | 3000 |
R1-Length-M: | 920 |
R1-Surface: | Unpaved |
Kiwayu Airport is an airport serving Kiwayu (also spelled Kiwayuu), a small island in the eastern part of the Lamu Archipelago off the coast of Kenya. The airstrip is located on the mainland, adjacent to the northern tip of Kiwayu Island. This location lies in Lamu District, Coast Province, on the western shores of the Indian Ocean.
Its location is approximately, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.[1]
The airport is a small-sized airport that serves the island of Kiwayu and surrounding communities. Situated at 21feet above sea level,[2] the airport has a single unpaved runway 04-22 that measures 3000feet long.[3]