AirportsEldoret International Airport is a large airport serving Eldoret, in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EDL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EDL
- ICAO code
- HKEL
- City
- Eldoret
- State or region
- Uasin Gishu County
- Country
- Kenya
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 0.4045° N, 35.2389° E
- Elevation
- 2,116 m (6,941 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,499 m (11,480 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EDL means Eldoret International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HKEL. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.4045° N, 35.2389° E. It stands 2,116 metres (6,941 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Nairobi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Eldoret International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,499 metres (11,480 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 12 airports of Kenya on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,499 m 11,480 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kisumu International AirportKisumu | KIS | 79 km |
| Mara Serena Lodge AirstripSerena | MRE | 203 km |
| Nanyuki Civil AirportGathiuru | NYK | 207 km |
| Soroti AirportSoroti, Uganda | SRT | 232 km |
| Nairobi Wilson AirportNairobi | WIL | 260 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,436 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,598 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,508 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,588 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,569 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,310 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,645 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,292 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,400 km | 15 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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