Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (IATA: NBO, ICAO: HKJK), is an international airport in Nairobi, the capital of and largest city in Kenya. Located in the Embakasi suburb 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Nairobi's central business district, the airport has scheduled flights to destinations in over 50 countries.[3] Originally named Embakasi Airport, the airport's name was changed in 1978 to honour Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president and prime minister. The airport served over 7 million passengers in 2016,[4] making it the seventh busiest airport in passenger traffic in Africa.[5]
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| IATA: NBO – ICAO: HKJK – WMO: 63740 | |||
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| Airport type | Joint (Civil and Military) | ||
| Operator | Kenya Airports Authority | ||
| Serves | Nairobi Metropolitan Region | ||
| Location | Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya | ||
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,624 m / 5,330 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 01°19′07″S 36°55′33″E / 1.31861°S 36.92583°ECoordinates: 01°19′07″S 36°55′33″E / 1.31861°S 36.92583°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 06/24 | 4,117 | 13,507 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2018) | |||
| Passengers | 7,039,175 | ||
| Aircraft Movements | 92,000 [1] | ||
| Economic Impact | 1.1% of GDP ($781 Million / KES 7.8 Billion)[2] | ||
| Latitude and longitude provided by Kenya Airports Authority | |||
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Media
- Embakasi Airport in 1958 now JKIA.jpg
Photo Album images of Embakasi Airport
- ASC Leiden - Rietveld Collection - East Africa 1975 - 05 - 005 - Embakasi Airport (later Jomo Kenyatta International Airport), Kenya. The lawn of the airport with vans - Nairobi, Kenya.jpg
Embakasi Airport (later Jomo Kenyatta International Airport), Kenya. The lawn of the airport with vans.
- KQ B707 in NBO 77.jpg
A Kenya Airways Boeing 707 at a Nairobi airshow in 1977
- JKIA fire.jpg
Aftermath of 2013 fire at JKIA
- JKIA in 2010.JPG
The terminal building of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as it appeared prior to the 2013 fire.
Post-fire damage to the exterior of the terminal building. Following the fire, temporary tents were established on the apron to handle international arrivals. Photo taken approximately 2 weeks after the fire.
- Terminal 1A JKIA airside.jpg
Terminal 1A airside in 2017
References
- ↑ "Passenger and Cargo Traffic-April 2018". Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "JKIA's Contribution to economy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "Jomo Kenyatta, Nairobi (NBO) flight index". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "JKIA passenger numbers hit record high". Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ "AfroVisual Data "Africa's Top 10 Busiest Airports in 2016"". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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