AirportsNanyuki Civil Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gathiuru, in Nyeri County, Kenya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NYK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NYK
- ICAO code
- HKNL
- City
- Gathiuru
- State or region
- Nyeri County
- Country
- Kenya
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 0.0624° S, 37.0413° E
- Elevation
- 1,905 m (6,250 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,189 m (3,900 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NYK means Nanyuki Civil Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HKNL. 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 0.0624° S, 37.0413° E. It stands 1,905 metres (6,250 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Karuri, about 73 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
Nanyuki Civil Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,189 metres (3,900 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 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,189 m 3,900 ft | not listed | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mulika Lodge AirportMeru-Kinna | JJM | 131 km |
| Jomo Kenyatta International AirportNairobi | NBO | 140 km |
| Nairobi Wilson AirportNairobi | WIL | 142 km |
| Eldoret International AirportEldoret | EDL | 207 km |
| Kisumu International AirportKisumu | KIS | 257 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,314 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,450 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,435 km | 4 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,721 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,752 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,461 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,446 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,161 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,208 km | 15 h 15 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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