AirportsWajir Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wajir, in Wajir County, Kenya. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WJR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WJR
- ICAO code
- HKWJ
- City
- Wajir
- State or region
- Wajir County
- Country
- Kenya
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 1.7332° N, 40.0916° E
- Elevation
- 235 m (770 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,802 m (9,193 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WJR means Wajir Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HKWJ. 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 1.7332° N, 40.0916° E. It stands 235 metres (770 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
Wajir Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,802 metres (9,193 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 12 airports of Kenya on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,802 m 9,193 ft | 32 m | 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 | 274 km |
| Nanyuki Civil AirportGathiuru | NYK | 394 km |
| Manda AirportLamu | LAU | 452 km |
| Jomo Kenyatta International AirportNairobi | NBO | 489 km |
| Nairobi Wilson AirportNairobi | WIL | 498 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,927 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,056 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,086 km | 4 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,696 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,864 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,455 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,103 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,770 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,050 km | 15 h 00 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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