AirportsNairobi Wilson Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nairobi, in Nairobi City County, Kenya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WIL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WIL
- ICAO code
- HKNW
- City
- Nairobi
- State or region
- Nairobi City County
- Country
- Kenya
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 1.3217° S, 36.8148° E
- Elevation
- 1,687 m (5,536 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,540 m (5,052 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WIL means Nairobi Wilson Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HKNW. 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 1.3217° S, 36.8148° E. It stands 1,687 metres (5,536 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
Nairobi Wilson Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,540 metres (5,052 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 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,540 m 5,052 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 07/25 | 1,462 m 4,798 ft | 22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jomo Kenyatta International AirportNairobi | NBO | 13 km |
| Nanyuki Civil AirportGathiuru | NYK | 142 km |
| Amboseli AirportOl Tukai | ASV | 155 km |
| Mara Serena Lodge AirstripSerena | MRE | 201 km |
| Mulika Lodge AirportMeru-Kinna | JJM | 226 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,425 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,544 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,566 km | 4 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,836 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,828 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,566 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,475 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,264 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,145 km | 15 h 10 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.
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