AirportsManda Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lamu, in Lamu County, Kenya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LAU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LAU
- ICAO code
- HKLU
- City
- Lamu
- State or region
- Lamu County
- Country
- Kenya
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 2.2524° S, 40.9129° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,000 m (6,561 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LAU means Manda Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HKLU. 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 2.2524° S, 40.9129° E. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Malindi, about 139 km away in a straight line.
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
Manda Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,000 metres (6,561 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 12 airports of Kenya on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,000 m 6,561 ft | 32 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 08/26 | 931 m 3,054 ft | 14 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Malindi International AirportMalindi | MYD | 141 km |
| Moi International AirportMombasa | MBA | 246 km |
| Tanga AirportTanga, Tanzania | TGT | 376 km |
| Mulika Lodge AirportMeru-Kinna | JJM | 404 km |
| Amboseli AirportOl Tukai | ASV | 409 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,159 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,222 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,432 km | 4 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,131 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,234 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,889 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,024 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,956 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,717 km | 14 h 35 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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