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Coordinates: 0°34′35″N 34°33′05″E / 0.576390°N 34.551390°E / 0.576390; 34.551390
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==Location==
==Location==
Kakamega Airport {{airport codes|GGM|HKKG}} is in [[Kakamega District]], [[Western Province (Kenya)|Western Province]], in the town of [[Kakamega]], in western [[Kenya]], close to the international border with the [[Republic of Uganda]].
Kakamega Airport {{airport codes|GGM|HKKG}} is in [[Kakamega County]] in the town of [[Kakamega]], in western [[Kenya]], close to the international border with the [[Republic of Uganda]].


It is approximately {{convert|301|km|mi}}, by air, northwest of [[Nairobi International Airport]], the country's largest civilian airport.<ref>[http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kakamega%20(Western)%20&toplace=Jomo%20Kenyatta%20Airport%20Nairobi%20(Nairobi%20Area)&fromlat=0.2833333&tolat=-1.3166667&fromlng=34.75&tolng=36.9333333 Flight Distance Between Nairobi And Kakamega With Map]</ref> The geographic coordinates of this airport are 0° 16' 12.00"N, 34° 47' 0.00"E (Latitude: 0.270000; Longitude: 34.783332).
It is approximately {{convert|301|km|mi}}, by air, northwest of [[Nairobi International Airport]], the country's largest civilian airport.<ref>[http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kakamega%20(Western)%20&toplace=Jomo%20Kenyatta%20Airport%20Nairobi%20(Nairobi%20Area)&fromlat=0.2833333&tolat=-1.3166667&fromlng=34.75&tolng=36.9333333 Flight Distance Between Nairobi And Kakamega With Map]</ref> The geographic coordinates of this airport are 0° 16' 12.00"N, 34° 47' 0.00"E (Latitude: 0.270000; Longitude: 34.783332).
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Kakamega]]
* [[Kakamega District]]
* [[Western Province (Kenya)]]
* [[Kenya Airports Authority]]
* [[Kenya Airports Authority]]
* [[Kenya Civil Aviation Authority]]
* [[Kenya Civil Aviation Authority]]

Revision as of 10:31, 9 April 2015

Kakamega Airport
  • IATA: GGM
  • ICAO: HKKG
    HKKG is located in Kenya
    HKKG
    HKKG
    Location of Kakakamega Airport in Kenya
    Placement on map is approximate
Summary
Airport typePublic, Civilian
OwnerKenya Airports Authority
ServesKakamega, Kenya
LocationKakamega,  Kenya
Elevation AMSL5,020 ft / 1,530 m
Coordinates00°16′12″N 34°47′00″E / 0.27000°N 34.78333°E / 0.27000; 34.78333 (Bungoma Airport)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08-26 4,200 1,280 Asphalt

Kakamega Airport is a small airport in Kenya. It serves the town of Kakamega. At 1,530 metres (5,020 ft) above sea level,[1] the airport has a single asphalt runway which measures 4,200 feet (1,300 m) in length and 49 feet (15 m) in width.[2]

Location

Kakamega Airport (IATA: GGM, ICAO: HKKG) is in Kakamega County in the town of Kakamega, in western Kenya, close to the international border with the Republic of Uganda.

It is approximately 301 kilometres (187 mi), by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.[3] The geographic coordinates of this airport are 0° 16' 12.00"N, 34° 47' 0.00"E (Latitude: 0.270000; Longitude: 34.783332).

Airport may be closed due to either construction or demolition of runway and ramp (May 2014).

Airlines and destinations

  • Fly540 (Nairobi, Eldoret)[4]
  • Fly County NBO-KKG-NBO

See also

References

  1. ^ Elevation of Kakamega Airport
  2. ^ Dimensions of Kakamega Airport Runway
  3. ^ Flight Distance Between Nairobi And Kakamega With Map
  4. ^ Fly540 Schedules

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