AirportsMalindi International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Malindi, in Kilifi County, Kenya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MYD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MYD
- ICAO code
- HKML
- City
- Malindi
- State or region
- Kilifi County
- Country
- Kenya
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 3.2293° S, 40.1017° E
- Elevation
- 24 m (80 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,402 m (4,600 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MYD means Malindi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HKML. 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 3.2293° S, 40.1017° E. It stands 24 metres (80 feet) above sea level.
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
Malindi International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,402 metres (4,600 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 12 airports of Kenya on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,402 m 4,600 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 08/26 | 1,128 m 3,701 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Moi International AirportMombasa | MBA | 106 km |
| Manda AirportLamu | LAU | 141 km |
| Tanga AirportTanga, Tanzania | TGT | 237 km |
| Amboseli AirportOl Tukai | ASV | 323 km |
| Kilimanjaro International AirportArusha, Tanzania | JRO | 337 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,300 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,359 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,569 km | 4 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,187 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,241 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,938 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,120 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,092 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,725 km | 14 h 40 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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